Home Grown Coffee Initiative is our effort to source coffee more

responsibly. We’ve transitioned almost all of our green coffee pur-

chases to this sustainable model. Since enacting the program in

2013, we have grown our relationships, commitments and dedica-

tion to the stake-holders we work with from 18% to nearly 85%. We

closed the gap even more through our Home Grown Custom Decaf

Project, completed in January 2017.

At Swing’s Coffee, we pursue a progressive model

to purchase green coffee, one that gives more

visibility in the supply chain, allows us to forge

relationships with producers, affect social and

environmental change, and reward quality.

Relationships

Brasil, La Primavera—Ricardo Tavares & family

Brasil, Sertão—José Isidro and Nazareth Pereira & family

Colombia, Finca El Ocaso— Gustavo Patino & family

Colombia, Villa Bernarda— Edgar & William Correa & family

Colombia, Don Felix— Felix Porras & family

Costa Rica, Coopedota, Dota— multiple family farms

Decaf Colombia, Villa Bernarda, Los Abuelos, El Mirador - family farms

Ethiopia, Ardi - multiple family farms, Kilenso Moconissa

Ethiopia, Gerbecho Killa Coop, Aleta Wondo - multiple family farms

Guatemala, La Voz, San Juan de Lago, Atitlán— 161 family farms

Java, Garut-Tasik Honey Process —Ric Hariyanto & Jeanne Kartawidjaja & family

Myanmar, Green Land Estate, Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay — U Sai Wan Maing

Myanmar, In Taw Township, Ywangan Town — Mrs. Su Su Aung

Nicaragua, El Diamante— Don Francisco, Blanca Nieve & family

Sumatra, Dolok Sanggul—Ric Hariyanto & family

Sumatra, Holong Batak—Ric Hariyanto & family

Sumatra, Dolok Sanggul Honey Process—Ric Hariyanto & family

Edgar Correa of Villa Bernarda and Los Abuelos in Jerico, Colombia.

We are committed to... Working with producing families and individual coffee growers who also seek “Relationship Commerce”

Incentivizing quality over merely quantity for higher wages and a better product

Purchasing from producers who reinvest in quality with an emphasis on sustainable agricultural techniques

Supporting families and communities at origin with social enterprise and non-profit partners

Traceability, accountability and sunlight throughout the supply chain

Forging long-term relationships based on trust and communication