ABOUT OUR COFFEE:

It is roasted by an independent, artisan roaster committed to the notion that "gourmet" coffee should be just that. No robusta beans or inferior grade arabicas. No mass-produced coffee or computerized roasting. No water quenching or vacuum sealed bricks. So we hand roast to order using the time honored traditional dry roast/air cool method. Only the finest of the world's arabica harvest, roasted with paramount concern for the unique character and full development of each varietal, and shipped within 24 hours...while even the most subtle flavor distinctions can still be appreciated.

All of our roasting is done in small batches (up to 50 pounds of green beans at a time) using the traditional dry roast/ air cool method to insure maximum consistent quality. We roast only to order, so our coffee is shipped within 24 hours of roasting, giving you the freshest coffee possible. In addition, all of our coffee is certified Kosher. All of our coffee is certified FAIR TRADE as well! Fair Trade is an innovative approach to empowering Developing World farmers who are typically disadvantaged in conventional trade. Through fair prices, direct trade, access to credit and environmental stewardship, Fair Trade helps farming families improve their nutrition and health care, keep their kids in school and re-invest in their farms. Fair Trade guarantees these farmers a minimum price per pound for their harvest, regardless of the volatile world coffee market. Furthermore, Fair Trade coffee is grown by artisan farmers with a tradition of excellence going back generations. Fair Trade enables these farmers to continue giving their crops the care that produces quality, even during times of market instability.

We offer a full line of 100% certified organic coffees, grown with absolutely no herbicides, pesticides or synthetic fertilizers. The growers of these arabica coffees are organized into farmer cooperatives in an effort to ensure premium prices for their crop. Moreover, most of these organics are connected with social and economic programs in the growing regions. These programs provide such benefits as rural improvements, modern roads, credit banks and agricultural assistance. Organic farming, or sustainable agriculture, helps put an end to the long range effects of synthetic chemicals on the environment and its ability to sustain us. All of our coffee's are also shade-grown, that is, grown under a canopy of sun filtering shade trees. This preserves migratory bird routes, restores habitat diversity in tropical forests that are endangered by development, controls land erosion and provides diversity of crops for the farmers, helping to improve their income and diet. As for our Decaf it is all Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee 99.9% Caffeine-free, 100% Chemical-free.

We have chosen to offer only Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffees. This is a completely chemical-free process, using only water and carbon filters. The Swiss Water Process has been fine-tuned to deliver all the flavor characteristics and body of each coffee with virtually no caffeine. Indigo Coffee offers a full selection of Swiss Water Decafs. In the Swiss Water Process, green (unroasted) beans are soaked in water to remove the caffeine and many of the coffee's oils and flavor elements. The water is passed through carbon filters to extract the caffeine. This yields "flavor-charged" water -- saturated with flavor components but free of caffeine. This first batch of beans is discarded. Next, the coffee beans to be decaffeinated are soaked in this flavor-charged water. The water draws out 99.9% of the caffeine from the beans, but the oils and flavor components can't pass into the flavor-charged water, which is already saturated with these components. The beans are then removed from the water, polished and dried. All decaffeination methods, including chemical processes, use water. So a "water-process" Decaf does not guarantee a chemical-free Decaf. Look for the "Swiss Water" Decafs to guarantee a 100% chemical-free Decaf with the flavor and quality of our selection and roasting.