3A Blog — coffee

Our days are flooded with the word ‘why’. You see, we have a 3 year old, 5 year old, and 8 year old. Most questions start with the word ‘why’ and most statements are answered with the word ‘why’. At Three Avocados people ask us ‘why’ questions, too. Here are a few: Why help Africa? Why help Nicaragua? Why do you sell coffee? These are all good questions. They all have good answers, too. I promise. The most frequent question asked is, ‘Why water?’ You see, in the United States, we don’t think a lot about water. For most of us,...

Meet the new cover girl of Three Avocados Nicaragua! This sweet girl’s mom is president of the Las Nubes coffee co-op near Matagalpa, Nicaragua. This co-op is special –  it’s run by all women! Not only that, but they grow some amazing coffee! These amazing women are supporting their families and sending their children to school with the money they earn from growing coffee. We are proud to partner with the women of Las Nubes coffee co-op and offer their coffee to you. For more information or to purchase our coffee, visit our website here.

After a turbulent plane ride, collecting bags, and getting through customs we were finally on our way. Sunshine and humidity met us as we stepped outside into the city of Managua, Nicaragua. As we piled into the truck, we got our first sharp look at the poverty in Nicaragua. Shanty towns turned into lush mountainside as we continued our journey.  Our 4×4 truck climbed the mountain, crossed rivers, and avoided deep ruts as we drove to the co-op of Las Nubes near Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Friendly smiles and hugs filled the language barrier and greeted us as people gathered for a co-op meeting. Everyone huddled in the meeting...

Meet the women of Las Nubes We recently returned from an amazing trip to Nicaragua where we met with a number of coffee farmers, toured co-ops, coffee mills, and began building some amazing relationships. The photo above is from the community of Las Nubes, in the mountains north of Matagalpa. This community has formed a small co-op of coffee farmers, run by the women you see in the photo. They produce some amazing coffee, and we’re excited to be bringing you a limited supply of coffee from small producers such as Las Nubes. We anticipate this coffee being available in...

Today, we celebrate one year of Three Avocados. April 9th, 2010, was the first day we started accepting orders for our coffee. It’s the day we were officially open for business. And this year, it’s the date we’ve chosen to make a pretty exciting announcement. We are proud to announce that we have partnered with International Lifeline Fund to fund well (borehole) repairs and rehabilitations in Northern Uganda. The initial schedule is that the first group of repairs will be completed by the end of June, with additional repairs continuing through October. Each of these repairs will provide clean water to approximately...