San Francisco Ozolotepec sits in the Sierra Sur of Oaxaca, one of the most remote coffee-growing regions in Mexico. Through Red Beetle Coffee Lab, Osito has been sourcing from Zapotec smallholders in this area for six years, and the coffees here have consistently been among the most impressive we've come across.
Much of that is owed to Ricardo Romero, a Zapotec coffee grower who has spent 15 years building relationships with roughly 90 farmers across the Ozolotepeques to help them find better prices for their coffee.
The cold, cloudy climate of the Sierra Sur makes both fermentation and drying slow and deliberate. Coffees were dry-fermented for two to four days, then dried first on rooftop cement patios before being finished on raised beds inside solar dryers lined with traditional woven natural fiber mats called petates.
Green Price
$7.10
Green cost, milling, transport, taxes and exporting fees.
Transport
$1.07
Importing fees and transport from the farm to Chicago, Illinois.
Our Cost of Production
$6.08
Labor, Rent, Health Insurance, Paid Time Off
Read The Source Code to learn more about price transparency in the coffee industry.
Red Beetle Coffee Lab
San Francisco de Ozolotepec, Mexico
- Producer Red Beetle Coffee Lab
- Elevation 1750 MASL
- Process Washed
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Quality
Quality means buying high quality coffees from established producers around the world.
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Traceability
Traceability gives recognition to the producers and validates where the coffee is grown, picked, and processed.
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Transparency
We endeavor to contextualize the importance of a fair and balanced trade through the prices we pay.
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Paying More
As an Independent Specialty Coffee Roaster, we always pay well above the C-Market based on two factors; the quality of coffee and the cost of production.
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Fair Wage
A fair wage begins with paying higher premiums to the coffee producer in tandem with providing competitive wages and benefits for our staff here at Metric.
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