Meridian Coffee House

Many people do not realize it but the area of El Salvador is primarily agriculture based.  The land of this area is ideal for growing coffee beans.  In fact, the area is so much suited for coffee that it has become known for helping with the wildlife of the region, particularly the birds that migrate to the region as well as local endangered species.  You will find some of the most environmental friendly and highest quality organic coffees coming from this region.
 

The region of El Salvador has not always been kind to the coffee growers.  During the late 1900’s civil war forced coffee growers to pay huge taxes for war and many of the buildings used to process the coffee were burned to the ground leaving the coffee growers helpless.  In fact, things got so bad that many farm owners and business people for coffee were kidnapped and held for high ransom prices to be paid by the workers on the farms. 
 

In 1994 Brazil put a freeze on coffee production and it drove coffee prices to a new heights.  This turned out well for the locals of El Salvador region because the value of their coffee was enough to replace the buildings to process coffee, build new areas to grow coffee and even obtain health care, education and better living conditions.  Now the coffee coming from the El Salvador region even helps to recover the homes and the area that was hit by the massive earthquakes.  The Organic Crop Improvement Association helps to oversee the fair trade of coffee from the El Salvador region to make sure that this Altura variety of coffee is sold fairly and the proceeds go back into the community where the organic coffee is grown.

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