Cloudforest Initiatives
P.O. Box 16177
St. Paul, MN 55116
e-mail: tomas@cloudforestmexico.org
651-592-4143

CLOUDFOREST INITIATIVES

What you buy when you buy Cloudforest Coffee

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The farmers who grow Cloudforest Coffee are Maya Indians who live in the highland areas of Chiapas, Mexico. They live in the cloud forest, a dense high-elevation forest sustained by the moisture of constant clouds. From their fields, they can see the mountain they call Mut Vitz, Bird Mountain, and that is the name of their coffee collective. [Read an interview with  Lucio Gonzalez Ruiz of Mut Vitz Coffee Cooperative]

This coffee is produced without the use of pesticides or herbicides, and it is bird friendlygrown in the shade, so valuable trees are not sacrificed to its production.

The Mut Vitz producers are autonomous, meaning they have declared their right to govern themselves according to indigenous laws and customs.  Working collectively, they are seeking to resolve social, political, and economic problems through creative, sustainable initiatives.

We partner with the autonomous Maya communities of Chiapas, and are committed to assisting and supporting their efforts for peace, justice and integral development.  When you buy this coffee, you are supporting this work.  

Cloudforest Coffee Outlets in Minnesota:

1. Bookstore of the Americas: 3020 27th Ave S, Minneapolis 55406
2. Wedge Coop: 2105 Lyndale Ave. So. Minneapolis 55405
3. Linden Hills Coop: 2813 W. 43rd St. Minneapolis 55410
4. Seward Community Coop: 2111 E. Franklin Ave. Minneapolis 55404
5. North Country Coop: 1929 So. 5th St. Minneapolis 55454
6. Mississippi Market at 620 Selby Ave. St. Paul
7. Mississippi  Market at 1810 Randolph Ave. St. Paul
8. Arise! Bookstore: 2441 Lyndale Ave. So. Minneapolis 55405
9. Hampden Park Co-op, 928 Raymond Ave. St. Paul 55112