12 oz bag of whole bean coffee

Process: Natural

toffee, cocoa, peanut butter

This is the Cerrado Mineiro region of Minas Gerais; an area best described as a high-altitude savannah, and best known as the carrot capital of Brazil. In addition to producing nearly half of the country’s carrots, this region also grows onions, garlic, onion, potatoes….and coffee.

This is the story of Yuki Minami, who returned to her parent's farm to take up specialty. Long a specialty supplier in the region, Fazenda Santo Antonio has since invested in the field, in raised beds and in training as part of Yuki's so-far successful experiment of increasing quality to get better prices. In 2016 Yuki banded together with other farmers in her community - a group of third generation Brazilians of Japanese descent - to form Aequitas Coffee - with their first export being to Crop to Cup in 2018.

If it were not for Yuki we would not be able to work in Brazil for many moons to come. She has the fire, her heart is in it for the right reasons, and she’s sharp as can be. Her coffee is almost as impressive, maybe more so because it has so much further it can go. We are excited to support Yuki Minami and her neighbors, Edson Tamekuni and Michael Tomizawa, as they launch Aequitas – a company that’s set out to do coffee differently. In her words, “Aequitas is the Roman goddess of equity. But she was also a goddess that meant justice, transparency and fairness. And this is what I wanted to do, I wanted to promote a fair trade for producers.”