Cahabon Origin
Cahabon is a small town in Alta Verapaz, it is known for its beautiful river that connects the town to the famous Semuc Champey Park. The area is filled with small-scale Q´eqchi´ farming families between mountains and beautiful views. Communities are collaborating, empowering each other, and giving a hand to their neighbors. This community culture has supported an abundant cacao production area.
The origin is supported by a local foundation and Dokeshi project which provides extra support in the fields, social initiatives such as a dentist program and direct trade with highest payments to farmers in the region.
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Meet your farmer!
This cacao origin is originally grown in a food sovereignty program for the Q´eqchi´ community. The primary goal is for the farming families to provide nutritious meals for themselves and cacao is a surplus to the activities.
Some communities have switched to organic farming for over 15 years now. Most of the families are certified organic, others practice the same principles without reaching for certifications. One thing
is sure, the earth is abundant, diverse, and well cared for. The farmers are always keen to learn further skills to care for their land.
cacao trees
Land size
Altitude
workers
Genetics
Blend of local hybrids.
Environment
Small villages on mountain side valley. Young fruit forest gardens, proximity with many viviendas, surrounded by wilderness and a large natural reserves. The Cahabon river passes through the land. Villages organized themselves and supports each other. A wild variety of fruit trees, spices, copal and wood trees grow in the area.
Fermentation
7 days in large woden box.
Ownership
54 Q'eqchi families organized in a cooperative, managed by an agricultural school and Dokeshi project. Each land is locally owned and the farmer receives fair payment for his wet cacao.
Give Back to your farmer
Give Back to farmer is an opportunity to value and recognize the hard work of farming communities. This donation will go into a community project co-created with Cahabon Origin farmers to support a social or environmental cause in the community. At the end of each year, we will be meeting the farmers with the total donation to decide the project to be funded.
