Caffé Vita Farm Direct™ Statement

Caffé Vita sources coffee directly from growers that we can ensure adhere to the environmental and social standards we believe in. For our Farm Direct coffee, we travel to coffee-producing regions and visit farms, inspecting trees and cupping coffee and verifying employee and environment management. In addition to the diligent practices of individual farms we work with, we are uncompromising about the following criteria:

• The coffee must be exceptional
• The amount the grower or local cooperative receives must exceed Fair Trade prices
• The grower must be committed to healthy environmental practices, such as recycling water, responsible land management, and minimal or no use of herbicides and pesticides
• The grower must be committed to sustainable social practices, such as providing good living conditions, sanitary facilities, fair wages, health services, and education for employees and contribution to community services
• A Caffé Vita representative must visit the farm at least once per harvest season