Haiti: Marre Blanc, Central Plateau

This Haiti coffee comes from Coopcab in the Central Plateau, a cooperative system built around three sub cooperatives operating at different elevations: Blue Pine, Marre Blanc, and Gwo Chwal. Each sub cooperative has roughly 400 members, and together Coopcab is considered the largest cooperative in Haiti, with a history of selling coffee into markets such as Japan. What makes this lot especially notable is that it is shade grown, a rarity in Haiti where many areas have experienced significant deforestation. Shade growing can support slower cherry development and help protect farm ecosystems, and it also signals a deliberate approach to long term coffee agriculture in a challenging context. Processing oversight is centralized, with Coopcab’s president supervising coffee processing to maintain consistency across the three sub cooperatives. Café Kreyol partners directly with the cooperative and also maintains personnel on the ground to support sustainability and quality control at both the farm and cooperative level. They are also working with Coopcab to assess grower profitability, an important step toward long term financial sustainability for members. This coffee is washed and grown at 1,300 to 1,600 masl. Roasted to a medium profile, it is designed to feel balanced and complete, with a clean structure that performs well across daily filter brewing and espresso.