Organic Dried Pineapple

Who We Source From:

Level Ground Trading's vision is to alleviate poverty in developing countries through Direct Fair Trade. To complete that mission, they trade fairly and directly with small-scale producers in developing countries, offering customers ethical choices. 

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About this Product:

Some tea growers in Assam make their tea using a wooden rice-pounding 'dheki'. This tea is made using no electricity, just human effort and sunshine. The resulting tea produces a strong, rich cup and is perfect to blend in with punchy spices like cinnamon, ginger, cardamom and cloves.

Origin: Assam, India

Serving Tips: Use 1 heaping teaspoon for 500ml of boiling water. Let it steep for 4 minutes.

Flavor Profile: Sweet, aromatic & playfully spiced.

Who We Source From:

Level Ground Trading's vision is to alleviate poverty in developing countries through Direct Fair Trade. To complete that mission, they trade fairly and directly with small-scale producers in developing countries, offering customers ethical choices. 

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About this Product:

These mangoes are naturally sweet and flavorful because they are free from sulfites and preservatives. Level Ground's dried fruit comes to us from a Fair Trade organization in Colombia called Fruandes. Fruandes purchases fresh fruit from small-scale farmers and employs women to hand cut, dry and package the fruit.

Origin: Colombia

Specs:  5.29oz (150g) bags

Who We Source From:

Level Ground Trading's vision is to alleviate poverty in developing countries through Direct Fair Trade. To complete that mission, they trade fairly and directly with small-scale producers in developing countries, offering customers ethical choices. 

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Level Ground Trading purchase coffee from the Fero Co-op of the Sidama Coffee Farmers’ Union. The co-op has approximately 3000 member farmers.  The co-op has 3 washing stations several km apart, and 11 buying posts for purchase of cherries. All of the cherries are processed at the three co-op washing stations. Processed coffee is sent via truck to Addis for milling and grading, and then is sent to the port of Djibouti, which is a 600 km drive from Addis.

Origin: Ethiopia

Varietal: Cofea Arábica, bourbon (Ethiopian government seeds)

Altitude: 1500 - 2200 metres

Harvest: October - January

Certifications: BSC öko-garantie GMBH

Flavor Profile:  Berries and honey provide a bright, playful entry, with smooth centre notes, and a lingering cocoa finish.

Who We Source From:

Level Ground Trading's vision is to alleviate poverty in developing countries through Direct Fair Trade. To complete that mission, they trade fairly and directly with small-scale producers in developing countries, offering customers ethical choices. 

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Level Ground trades with Coffee Management Services (CMS) in Tanzania. CMS operates the HOPE Organize project, where farmers are paid a fair price for red cherries collected at stations call Central Pulpery Units. Once collected, CMS then mills, sorts, and transports the coffee for export.

Origin: Tanzania 

Varietal: Cofea Arábica, N39, K39

Altitude: 1300 - 1850 metres

Harvest: Sept - Nov

Certifications: TanCert, IMO Control

Flavor Profile: A deep, wild, full-flavoured cup with pleasant earthiness, juicy acidity and a fearless dark chocolate finish.

Who We Source From:

Level Ground Trading's vision is to alleviate poverty in developing countries through Direct Fair Trade. Our mission is to trade fairly and directly with small-scale producers in developing countries, offering customers ethical choices. 

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About this Product:

A herbal tisane for those who like a good nights sleep.  Lemongrass, ginger, cinnamon & cardamon are all grown organically by small-scale farmers.

Origin: Assam, India

Flavor Profile: Bright, crisp, caffeine-free. Well-balanced, soothing and flavorful.

Serving Tips: Use 1 heaping teaspoon for 500ml of boiling water. Let it steep for 5 minutes. The flavors of lemon and ginger are especially soothing when battling a cold. When the sun comes out, try lemongrass as an iced tea!

Direct Fair Trade Premiums: Premiums for tea go entirely to the labourers and the decision as to what the money put towards is determined by the labourers in an open meeting. Historically, premiums have gone towards water filtration for each home and piglets to raise and sell for profit. 

Who We Source From:

Level Ground Trading's vision is to alleviate poverty in developing countries through Direct Fair Trade. To complete that mission, they trade fairly and directly with small-scale producers in developing countries, offering customers ethical choices. 

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About this Product:

CAC Pangoa is a long established co-operative with 680 farmer members who grow coffee, cacao and also produce honey. The organic coffee Level Ground purchases from CAC Pangoa is grown by the Machiguenga First Nation people.

Origin: Peru

Varietal: Caturra, Catimor, Borbon, Typica, Pache, Catuaye, Canephora

Altitude: 1000 - 2000 metres

Harvest: April - August

Certifications: FLO & OCIA (Organic)

Flavor Profile:  A sweet, crisp coffee with a bright, citrus-hinted entry, delicate cocoa notes and a clean fruity finish.