The Certification behind the Coffee by Nature

The Coffee by Nature has passed through three levels of certifications.

The base certification is the EU Organic certification ensuring that industrialized pesticides and fertilizers are not being applied.
It takes 3 years to obtain this certification.

Once the organic certification has been obtained, then the Smithsonian certification can begin. Said in short, this certification ensures and documents, that the forest, inside which the coffee bushes have been planted among the trees, still looks like a forest and functions like a forest, including its biodiversity. It takes two years to obtain this certification.

Finally, there is a set of criteria that must be met to ensure that the coffee farmers and their families can have a dignified life worth living.

Food By Nature

 The people producing our food must be able to have a life worth living and the hope for improving it in the future. In case of the Coffee by Nature, we ensure that the following is the case:

  • The the country of production must have a strong legislation against child labor
  • The country of production must have a strong legislation against discrimination based on culture, language, ethnicities, and gender.
  • The coffee growers´ kids must receive at least 5 years of free education.
  • The area, within which a family is farming coffee, must be no larger than 15 hectares.
  • The growers must have a formal cooperation with each other, preferably in the format of an association.
  • They must have access to technical training and advice.
  • The homes of the families must have electricity, or it must be possible for them to have electricity through our purchase of their coffee.

The Smithsonian Certification

 The people producing our food must be able to have a life worth living and the hope for improving it in the future. In case of the Coffee by Nature, we ensure that the following is the case.

 The people producing our food must be able to have a life worth living and the hope for improving it in the future. In case of the Coffee by Nature, we ensure that the following is the case:

  • The the country of production must have a strong legislation against child labor
  • The country of production must have a strong legislation against discrimination based on culture, language, ethnicities, and gender.
  • The coffee growers´ kids must receive at least 5 years of free education.
  • The area, within which a family is farming coffee, must be no larger than 15 hectares.
  • The growers must have a formal cooperation with each other, preferably in the format of an association.
  • They must have access to technical training and advice.
  • The homes of the families must have electricity, or it must be possible for them to have electricity through our purchase of their coffee.
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