Is Grind coffee Fairtrade?Updated 2 months ago

Much like the above, the short answer is no, because it doesn’t need to be. 

Instead of asking our partner farms to abide by strict standards dictated by consuming countries and ditching them if they can’t, we work directly with them to find the best ways of working together. This means we’ve been able to foster long-term collaborative relationships that we wouldn’t have with a Fairtrade certification. 

The rigid certification requirements can lower the earning potential of some farmers—since the prices are set by a third party—and encourage the production of poor quality beans. It does not benefit smaller-scale producers. 

To us, it makes much more sense to work with the growers themselves. We decide on prices together, always above the “Fairtrade” price, and they grow us some of the world’s best coffee.