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Lëtz Coffee's sustainable approach , which is part of a virtuous circle both ecological and societal , naturally involves choosing beans that have grown in areas cultivated according to ecological and responsible principles.
Precisely, agroforestry, which consists of jointly and rationally exploiting the forest (or trees ) on the one hand, and agricultural land (and/or livestock ) on the other, is beneficial to coffee producers and their community since by protecting their soils it contributes to the conservation of their entire environment and, therefore, their daily lives and their economic subsistence.
Agroforestry is just as beneficial for the healthy growth of coffee beans , a guarantee of their quality . Coffee cultivation, like that of other "tropical" products (cocoa, tea, vanilla, etc.), lends itself particularly well to these environmentally friendly techniques, which have been gaining popularity across the world for around ten years.
Our partners' plantations are either located in the heart of a forest , or they are part of a plot where species and crops are diversified . Why? Firstly, because in order to develop, the grains need to be protected from the sun and torrential rains , ideally by shade trees ("canopy") which act as a filter and screen. In areas that have suffered the ravages of deforestation, this "cover" is replaced by mats and trellises of foliage ... producers often have no other choice but to work with the means at hand.
Then, because coffee trees are greedy , both in terms of quantity of soil and quality of nutrients: they will give their best thanks to a thick soil, rich in various natural fertilizers (plant and animal). Anything but impoverished by chemical fertilizers...
Refusing any compromise with intensive agriculture, which is particularly raging in Brazil, but not wishing to deprive coffee lovers of this origin, Lëtz Coffee is happy to be able to offer them Bob O Link coffee , an appellation which guarantees, among other things, that the plantation uses mixed farming as well as shade trees over the entire surface of the farm .
Olivier Delrue, master roaster at Lëtz Coffee, recalls the exceptional nature of this coffee: " In the midst of farms that are each less sustainable than the last, the couple at the helm of the farm that produces this coffee made a courageous choice: returning from the USA to take over the family farm, they could very well have chosen the easy way out by continuing its intensive monoculture strategy. Instead, they preferred to start from scratch and bring their neighbors along with them to obtain a coffee of 'integral quality', that is to say, economically, ecologically and socially sustainable ."
Another concrete example of agroforestry at a Lëtz Coffee partner: in Sumatra, the 320 members of the cooperative that supplies our Indonesian local coffee receive, for each bag of coffee sold, tree seedlings to create shade areas . “ This is a different case from Brazil: at the foot of Mount Kerinci, the highest volcano on the island, nature has been able to remain lush and green thanks to the fertile soil left by eruptions over time ,” Olivier Delrue points out. He continues: “ Apart from the two annual harvests on their small farms (between 1/2 and 2.5 ha), farmers grow vegetables, potatoes and fruit . Fruit trees provide shade, crop diversification enriches the soil… when we preserve biodiversity, the cycle of life can continue peacefully.” ".
