When FTA Coffee considered becoming a carbon neutral green bean company, it was Brazilian producer Henrique Sloper who inspired General Manager David McKennariey to take the leap by demonstrating the importance of sustainable farming practices.
“Henrique Sloper, the owner of Fazenda Camocim and former Brazilian Specialty Coffee Association President, uses biodynamic agriculture to grow coffee. He spoke to me about this process and the influence it had on neighbouring farmers, which triggered us to question how we could contribute to the work he was doing,” David says.
“After mentioning that he was carbon neutral, we first looked at shipping a single container of coffee
