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Meet Don Francisco, one of the farmers we work with in Nicaragua. He grows some amazing coffee. In fact, it’s some of the best we’ve ever had. We are excited to announce that we have some of Don Francisco’s coffee in stock and ready for purchase. As always, Nicaragua coffee purchases go to provide education materials to schools within the coffee communities we work in. Over the next few weeks we will be taking you on a tour of Don Francisco’s home and his coffee farm. We want you to see some of the farmers your purchases are directly impacting....

 This is the home of one of our coffee farmers in Nicaragua. Your Nicaraguan coffee purchases help this woman support her family. Her children can receive an education and she can improve their living conditions. Your coffee purchase really does matter.

It’s always great to see a community plan. When there are plans, there’s typically hope within the community. They can see past current circumstances and are working towards goals for family and their community. When we walked into the coffee co-op in Las Nubes, Nicaragua, the president of the co-op showed us their plans to improve coffee production. We were told that by improving coffee production, they will improve their living conditions and education. Three Avocados is proud to be part of their plan for a better community. Here’s part of their plan on paper.

  While in Nicaragua we toured a school within one of our coffee communities. Afterward, we sat with parents and listened to their concerns about the school system. Many of the teachers commute from the city and have no transportation to get up the mountain. This means that some teachers rarely show up on time or at all. Only two classrooms for all grade levels means that primary children are outside while school is in session without desks or chairs, and the school day is often shortened. Classroom materials are almost non-existant; and while the government is to provide workbooks...

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,...