Beans For Hope – Hope in Every Cup

The Wall Street Journal recently published an article about “point-of-origin” coffee tours, a new trend among fair-trade coffee companies. These tours allow consumers to visit the coffee farms and villages where the coffee is harvested and are very eye-opening because attendees are brought face-to-face with the hardships endured by the farmers and communities.

Not only are these experiences eye-opening, but they also offer some background about the coffee farm, farming process and the area. Many of the tours allow hands-on learning at the farm, allow attendees to participate in good works and offer tours of the countryside or villages.

If this type of trip sparks your interest, look out for our upcoming Coffee Tours scheduled to run from October 2008 – March 2009. Our tours will allow you to explore Guatemala, visit our coffee farms, live every phase of the coffee lifecycle, experience a professional coffee cupping and meet coffee experts! Cost will include all accommodations, welcome dinner, all travel excluding airfare, and tours.

More details will be available this summer, but feel free to contact us at: contact@beansforhope.com for more information.

Find out more about “point-of-origin” coffee tours from the Wall Street Journal article: “Tours to Fair-Trade Farms Help Coffee Sellers Spread Word”