New!! Colombia Fair Trade Organic FUDAM LA Union

Very sweet and smooth with notes of carmelized sugar and dark chocolate.   

(FUDAM) is a 300-member association of organic-certified (and Rainforest Alliance–certified) growers that was founded in the year 2000 by just seven producers who shared a vision of sustainable agriculture as well as environmental protection and development. This group of smallholders lives in and around the small municipality of La Unión in Nariño, where the terrain differs greatly from in other coffee-growing areas like Cauca: Instead of walking up from the town to the farms, as elsewhere, here the towns are at such high elevation that the farms are typically lower elevation, surrounded by high peaks and rough road.

FUDAM's membership believes firmly in the principles of sustainability that drove them to band together in the first place. When asked recently why the group continues to farm organically despite mounting pressure to rely on chemical inputs, the association’s leadership explained, “This is just how we live, these are our values and our way of life.”

The farmers pick their coffee during the day and depulp it in the afternoon, typically fermenting the lots for 16–24 hours dry. The coffees are generally washed two or three times before being dried either in small "casa elbas," mechanical dryers, or parabolic dryers. The mechanical drying takes between 25–40 hours, while the other drying structures can take up to 15 days.

Medium Roast. 

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Sourced from the FUDAM cooperative in La Unión, Nariño, this Colombia Fair Trade Organic offering represents the meticulous work of smallholder farmers in one of the country’s most distinct coffee-growing regions. As detailed in our geography guide, the Nariño department is renowned for its unique microclimates, which often contribute to the development of complex profiles. This specific lot is prepared using the washed process, a method typically employed to highlight the inherent clarity and structural acidity of the bean.

Roasted by Beanstock Coffee, this selection emphasizes deep, comforting sweetness, featuring prominent notes of caramelized sugar and dark chocolate. While washed coffees are often celebrated for their clean finish, these specific flavor characteristics provide a rich, dessert-like quality that pairs well with the flavor wheel standards for sugar browning. It serves as a classic example of the balanced, approachable profiles that Colombian cooperatives consistently deliver to the specialty market.