Happy Camper

Happy Camper is a blend of Kenya Ndima-ini AA and Guatemala La Hermosa. Kenya Ndima-ini AA is produced by the GAKUYU CO-OP, who manages two factories—Ndima-ini and Kirigu—and serves roughly 1,800 active members. Around 850 smallholder farmers supply cherries to Ndima-ini. These producers typically grow SL28 and SL34 on small mixed- use plots intercropped with maize, beans, and other food staples. The Gakuyu Co-op reinvests in its members by offering school fee loans, agricultural inputs, and emergency financial Assistance. These programs provide tangible, long-term support to smallholder families and strengthen the local economy through cooperative sustainability. In Guatemala, MAX PEREZ has become a well-known and regarded name in Specialty coffee. His certified Organic farms, fincas La Hermosa and Mama Cata sit in the high Acatenango valley in Chimaltenango, tucked between volcanoes. The slopes of Volcán de Acatenango provide the perfect growing conditions for excellent coffees. High altitudes, nutrient and mineral dense soils, steady annual rainfall, and a temperate climate make an ideal micro-climate for exotic varieties. Max began farming in Acatenango in 2010, but his legacy in coffee cultivation goes back 4 generations. After taking many trips to different growing regions in search of the perfect micro-climate and growing conditions, he found them in Acatenango, on one of the highest plots of land in the region. Here, the Perez family quickly divested the land into strategic subplots and planted exceptional varieties throughout. By 2018, La Hermosa was already winning international awards in the Cup of Excellence. 20 workers live and work on the farm during harvest season.