Kona, Hawaii, Blue Mountain, Jamaica, Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia … Whitehorse, Yukon? Canada’s North probably isn’t what comes to mind when you think of the top coffee regions of the world, but a growing number of small, artisanal roasters are working to change that. Thanks to COVID-19, some northern coffee roasters have taken their sales online, giving all Canadians the opportunity to brew a new kind of morning joe.
More and more commercial coffee productions are going green with sustainable practices, but many local roasters are way ahead of the game with fair trade and organic products. Here are our suggestions for where to get your next bag of beans shipped, with the added benefit of supporting small businesses in Canada’s north.
Kaapittiaq
Meaning ‘good coffee’ in Inuinnaqtun, Kaapittiaq sources its coffee beans from Indigenous farmers in Peru and turns them into what they call the Arctic’s finest brew. The beans come from naturally-forested and bird-friendly environments, harvested by family-owned organizations in South America.
The company is Inuit owned-and-operated in western Nunavut, with 75 per cent of profits each year going toward programs that promote Inuit culture and language. Less than 600 fluent speakers of the Inuinnaqtun language remain, and experts estimate it will become a lost language in less than two generations.
The beans are roasted and packaged through a partnership with Beaver Rock Roastery, an Ontario company.
Source: https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/your-next-cup-of-coffee-should-come-from-canadas-north/
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