Huckleberry Roasters - Tennyson

Business Description

Huckleberry Roasters is focused on sourcing, roasting and brewing tasty coffee. We do not find coffee specifically for being certified, nor do we intentionally avoid it. We do our very best to buy coffee that is responsibly and sustainably grown, harvested and imported. Additionally, we often try to buy coffee that has the most immediate and direct developmental impact at origin.

Our coffees are not Fair Trade certified, but we feel they are better. Fair Trade is a well intentioned model that helped shift the conversation towards paying commodity producers more for their labor. But we're not roasting commodity grade coffee. We work with farmers who are taking exceptional steps to produce great coffee, and reward them for that quality. As we grow, we actively seek to build more direct relationships with growers, and always pay far more than the Fair Trade price for our coffees.

On the sustainability front, we support farmers who are actively working to make their coffee production more environmentally friendly. And on the financial side, Huckleberry works to form long-term, direct relationships with farmers that are mutually beneficial to both parties. This is why you'll see many of the same coffees in our lineup, year after year - we want our small role in the supply chain to be dependable for the farmers who grow our coffee. The hope is that we'll get access to better, more consistent coffee and farmers get more money for their farms, families and communities.