Producer Partners

A Visit with Barton & Trezia

Tanzanian Producer Profile

Barton Mbwaga and his wife Trezia are a part of the community of HOPE Organic farmers who grow coffee which is purchased by Level Ground Trading and sold as Café Mbeya.

Touring Tadesse's Farms

Ethiopian Producer Profile

Often when we asked farmers if we could see their farm they would hesitate. The reason for the hesitation was that many of them have a number of scattered, tiny plots (i.e.

Jaime Vargas' Biodigestor

In September of 2007, four Level Ground employees, agronomist Juan Valez, former Famicafe student Liliana Franco, Famicafe director Julian Toro, and coffee farmer Jaime Marin toured the Andes mount

Direct Fair Trade and Producer Impact

An Overview of Level Ground's trade in each community

Historically, Level Ground Trading has paid 53% more than conventional importers of coffee and 26% more than the FLO/Transfair price.

Visiting Tanzania

A slideshow of our latest visit to Tanzania

What's life like for a coffee farmer in Tanzania? Get a glimpse through a slideshow of photos. more

Famicafé

Our partners in Colombia

Fundación Familias Cafeteras, Famicafé (Coffee Families Foundation) is a registered Colombian non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to improving the lives of families in

Traceability to Origin

Direct Fair Trade happens where the boot hits the dirt

In 2005, Level Ground Trading and Colombian agronomist Juan Velez had several objectives in mind when they began working closely with 25 small-scale coffee farming families who grow Café San

Visiting Ethiopia

A slideshow tour of Hugo & Stacey's 2008 trip

Level Ground's Hugo, Stacey (& Ezra) visited coffee farmers in Yrigalim Ethiopia and brought back lots of photos and stories.

Producers and the Environment

Supporting farmers as they work with the earth

Our producer partners are our environmental role models.

Fruandes Ltda. is a Colombian Fair Trade Organization started by Level Ground Trading in 2002. Seed capital, business expertise and training were supplied in order to establish a company that would provide a fair market for fruit grown by small-scale farmers and employment for disadvantaged women in Bogotá, Colombia.

The Montaño Family

Bolivian Producer Profile

Arriving at the Montaño’s homestead in September we were welcomed in the classic Aymara way: dance, song, gifts and gratitude.

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Our Mission is to trade fairly and directly with small-scale producers in developing countries,
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