Freshly made organic, bean-to-bar chocolate and direct-trade import of raw cacao
Sombra Buena's values in direct-trade import
BIODIVERSITY
WATERSHED PROTECTION
WATERSHED PROTECTION
Through sustainable agroforestry practices and organic certification.
WATERSHED PROTECTION
WATERSHED PROTECTION
WATERSHED PROTECTION
Through use of buffers, appropriate agricultural waste management and organic certification.
FARMERS BENEFIT
WATERSHED PROTECTION
FARMERS BENEFIT
Through sound cooperative business structure and participatory governance, sustainable production planning and quality control.
GENDER EQUITY
CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL
FARMERS BENEFIT
Inclusion and respect for women farm owners, laborers, and women in management. Safety and acceptance, nondiscrimination for those of
self-assigned gender.
CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL
CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL
CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL
Cocoa and coffee sectors free of
child labor. Attention to child care and the needs of single parents.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL
CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL
Through agricultural extension and agroforestry field days.
Photo Credits: Jennifer Chesworth
Building New Hope
Sombra Buena is proud to support Building New Hope, a nonprofit educational group based in Pittsburgh, PA. We use their fair trade, organic New Hope Coffee from Nicaragua in all of our Espresso Dark Chocolate and Mocha Milk Chocolate bars and candies,
Building New Hope is a volunteer-driven nonprofit organization based in Pittsburgh and Nicaragua. In Nicaragua, they partner with a worker-owned organic coffee cooperative, operate two supplemental schools for at-risk youth, and provide high school scholarships for students in need. In Pittsburgh, they engage with local schools and universities, faith groups, farmers, non-profits, community groups, and businesses to promote healthy ecosystems and to spread awareness about how fair trade relationships can help to reduce poverty and inequalities. Their reach may be broad but their mission is simple: help those in need by providing educational opportunities and fair prices for goods and services
Order New Hope Coffee directly from Building New Hope by clicking here
THE HONDURAN EMERALD ~ OUR CONSERVATION INITIATIVE
A portion of our profits from sale of our bulk raw cocoa and green coffee imports are reserved for habitat protection and research of the endangered, endemic Honduran Emerald hummingbird. We additionally run quarterly specials reserving a portion of our profits from sale of chocolate bars.
Contact us to get involved at info@sombrabuena.net or donate to the Honduran Conservation Coalition
COCOA FOR TOMORROW
Disaster relief to help small farmers replant and recover their economic lives. We are currently working to secure a grant for pilot, risk management initiatives in Honduras. The pandemic has interfered significantly with the ability of people on the ground there to collect field data and visit selected groups, especially remote grower members of selected cooperatives. If you have interest in helping out (technical assistance) and or in offering in-kind or matching / portions of funding toward this initiative, please contact Jennifer at info@sombrabuena.net