FINCA SERBIA
Origin - El Congo, Santa Ana
PLUMS, SWEET SPICES, and BLUEBERRIES - Washed
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Social Impact
As a social enterprise, our primary mission is to help reduce homelessness in the UK through training and employment within speciality coffee.
65% of the profits we generate are reinvested into our barista training programme.
Whether that's assisting our head roaster at our roastery or working in one of our cafes as a barista, we're committed to supporting our trainees from training to employment.
Sustainability
We've made a commitment to plant a tree for every 1kg bag of coffee that we sell, through our partnership with the Eden Reforestation Project.
Whether you are a wholesale customer or simply buying a bag online, you can now enjoy your coffee knowing not only is it responsibly sourced, it is also helping the planet.
Sourcing Quality Coffee
We ensure the coffees we serve are as fresh and seasonal as possible to showcase the wonderful diversity of flavours and aromas found in different coffees around the world.
We also have a strong focus on quality. Higher quality means a better price for the farmer, so it is very important that we continue to work with the producers that consistently supply us with high scoring coffees. This helps them secure a higher price which is often 4 - 5 times higher than the Fairtrade minimum.
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In El Salvador there are a number of popular coffee-producing regions including Ahuachapan, Chalatenango, La Libertad, Santa Ana, San Salvador, and Morazan. The coffee-growing regions are typically warm and dry, apart from the Alotepec Metapán mountain range which is usually more humid with cooler temperatures. The rich volcanic soil and high altitudes of 900 and 1,200 metres above sea level contribute to the excellent quality coffee from El Salvador.
Finca Serbia belongs to Fernando Lima and wraps around the family-owned ‘Balcanes Mill’ which processes all of the coffees for the Lima family of brothers. Coffee is then transported a short distance into Santa Ana town where it is dry-milled for export at the Cuzcachapa Co-operative where Fernando is both a producing member and acts as a guide and development manager for many other producing members looking to find routes to market.
Located in El Congo, south of Santa Ana and near Lake Coatepeque, Finca Serbia was founded in 1930. Coffee has been its primary activity since its foundation. The farm cultivates coffee under shade trees and has extended the varieties of the shade trees to cedars, oaks, and balsam in order to combat climate change. Those big and tall trees offer more protection from the more intense summer sun. In addition to renewing the shade trees, Finca Serbia also renewed several of its coffee trees more than ten years ago with leaf-rust-resistant varieties. This strategy has paid off: while Central America was hit by a wide-ranging rust pandemic in 2012, Finca Serbia was somehow spared.
Country
El Congo, Santa Ana
Region
Producer
Fernando Lima
Variety
Bourbon
Process
Washed
Coffee With Impact
Here at Old Spike, we aren't your average coffee company.
As a proud social enterprise, we've been dedicated to having a positive impact on the world through specialty coffee. When you choose Old Spike, you're not just getting an exceptional cup of coffee. 65% of our profits are re-invested into our barista training and employment programme, providing valuable opportunities for individuals experiencing homelessness to reintegrate back into the workforce.
To date, we have supported over 250 people back into employment with the support of our customers. Wether you are buying a bag of coffee online or you are one of our amazing wholesale partners - you are doing your part to help people that need it most.