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Permalink Reply by Miguel Zamora on December 3, 2008 at 1:22pm

There are a couple of Fair Trade certified coffee producers in the DR. For example, Consorcio de Seguimiento al Cultivo de Cafe - COSCAFE is a organization formed by over 100 producers in the Salcedo region in the DR. coscafe@jamao.com I believe this coffee is sold as "Cafe Jamao" in Europe

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Permalink Reply by Phil Proteau on December 3, 2008 at 5:42pm

I can put you in touch with someone who owns a coffee farm in the DR if you like. Note me.

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Permalink Reply by Ginger Gerhart on December 3, 2008 at 7:25pm

Hey Phil,

That would be great! Thanks so much. What part of the country?

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Permalink Reply by Zechariah White on January 6, 2009 at 7:22am

The owner of this farm is named Byron. Really nice, guy: works for Counter Culture Coffee. He's on BX but his contact info is on the farm's site, too.

http://youngtreecoffee.com/

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Permalink Reply by Matt Milletto on January 6, 2009 at 2:55pm

You can also contact Chuck Weber at Cafe Bonito, also a bX member. He had sent me some roasted Organic DR coffee last month. (Has anyone else tasted heavy tobacco notes in these coffees?) :)

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Permalink Reply by Charles Weber on February 8, 2009 at 11:03am

I'm sipping on a cup of it at this very moment actually...

I don't know any growers but I have been getting Dominican from Brian at OPTCO.

As Matt says, clean soft tobacco notes as well as deep rich chocolate lots of chocolate with nice full body.
I have had FTO and Cafe Feminino lots of this coffee, both very good.

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Permalink Reply by Ginger Gerhart on February 8, 2009 at 5:44pm

Thanks for the info. I have a friend down there now and I think Byron is there as well. Hopefully someone will bring me some back!

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