Many of us wake up every day to a hot cup of coffee. But where does it come from? How is it produced? Who grows it and what is life like for the world’s coffee farmers? To tackle these questions and more, we’ll spend an action-packed 9-days in Guatemala following a coffee bean from seed to shelf. Talk about ‘single origin’, we’ll travel to three of the world’s most famous coffee growing regions and get to know a few local farmers for whom coffee is a way of life. Together, we’ll stretch our legs and pick coffee on the side of Volcan Agua during the annual harvest, talk shop with fair trade retailers in Xela, and find out where we all fit into the world’s coffee chain. Are you ready to learn how your morning cup of coffee can help make a more just coffee industry?

GET EXCITED TO

• Deconstruct the myths about fair trade while processing coffee alongside family farmers in Sacatepéquez.

• Hike on the slopes of volcanos, soak in mineral hot springs, wade into sacred lakes, and explore Guatemala’s natural beauty up close and personal.

• Immerse in Guatemalan culture and learn how to start a coffee revolution with a community of guerillas-turned-farmers in Santa Anita.

• Practice the traditional art of back-strap weaving with the Maya Tz’utujil women of San Juan La Laguna.

Learn more here: https://www.operationgroundswell.com/program/guatemala-seed-to-shelf