Monthly Archive for September, 2006

Care in your Cup–Plant a Tree

NEPALI RIVERBLENDS-Central Nepal hosts the largest mountains in the world, which carve the lush agricultural valleys and form the pristine glacier rivers of Nepal, many of which flow into India, starting from the top of the world!
HTCC has created unique coffee blends, named after these majestic rivers. We want to create awareness about the vast beauty and diverse landscape of the Himalayas and the rivers are great representatives of this wild, wonderful bounty of Nepal.
For every bag sold, HTCC, along with the village development co-ops in Central Nepal, plant a tree to reforest the land and keep the rural river valleys of the Himalayan Mountains green.

Bagmati river is the headwaters of the great Ganges river in India, it is considered sacred and is the site for millions of pilgrims from Asia who travel extensive miles to dip their tired feet in it’s water. This river is showcased in our Kafmanbrew Espresso Roast, a blend of organic, fair trade Brazilian and Nepalese beans.

Buri Gandaki is a glacial river and one of the steepest in the world, dropping over 80 ft. per mile! This river is showcased as our Bamboo blend, a dark roast blend of organic, fair trade Sumatra and Nepalese beans.

Daurandi river is located in Central Nepal and is home to hundreds of various ethnic groups who have indigenously farmed these lands. It is also headquarters to the Maoist movement in Nepal. This river is showcased as our Maoist blend, a french roast of organic, fair trade Mexican-Chiapas and Nepalese beans.

Dudh Kosi river is the river of milk and honey in Nepal. It hosts some of the most prized agricultural lands and supports millions of native people who live along it’s banks. This river is showcased in our Milk blend, a medium roasted coffee comprised of organic, fair trade Peruvian and Nepalese beans.

Kali Gandaki is the holiest river in Nepal. It is strewn with funeral pires and shrines for the dead and is created by the glaciers of Ganesh and Manaslu Himalaya. This river is showcased in our 100% Nepal, Nepal Himal full-city roast coffee.

Ganesh Himal Himal Sunrise Manaslu Himal Baudi Himal
Sun Kosi river is the wet and wild river of Nepal. Known as one of the top ten classic rafting rivers of the world, tourists visit to enjoy the fantastic scenery as well as for the thrill of white water. This river is showcased in our Sun Rock blend, a medium roasted coffee made from organic, fair trade Columbian and Nepalese beans.

Trisuli river is a confluence of three other glacial rivers in Central Nepal; the Dudh Kosi, Sun Kosi and Daurandi rivers. This river is showcased in our Wildflower blend, a medium roast with SWP (Swiss water processed) decafinated beans from Peru and Nepal. It has just 1/3 the amount of caffeine as regular raosts.

Karnali River one of the last places in Nepal that you can see old growth forest and have a real chance of seeing Nepal’s wildlife. Expeditions have seen Langur and Rhesus Monkeys, leopards, bear, martins, deer, crocodiles and garials, even tigers. The river also supports some of the finest fish habitat in Nepal, with giant catfish and Golden Masheer prowling the depths.This river is showcased in our Turkish, Food blend, the darkest roast known with Organic Ethiopian, Fair trade Brazilian and Nepalese. It has the origins of coffee (Ethiopia) with the second origin of coffee (bourbon of the Americas) and the newest region, grown at the Northern-most latitudes-NEPAL!

Brahmaputra RiverNEPALOPIAN blend fair trade Ethiopian Yirgichef with Nepalese

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Great News From MAITI NEPAL

Over the last decade, MAITI Nepal has been a victorious slayer of the demons that continue to bring destruction and horror to the lands of the Nepal Himalayan Mountains…this brutal beast who prays on innocent children’s lives for the price of a loaf of bread…Maiti Nepal is a savior. They have chapioned children’s welfare and human rights atrocities of Asian countries, such as Nepal and Thailand and Indonesia.

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Read more about their amazing conquest this past August !

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 International Children’s Award