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Haiti Reforestation

Reforestation Efforts in Haiti

Cantave de Saint Marc July 25, 2018 General Leave a Comment

Haiti is a country that is dealing with the disastrous effects of deforestation, as one of the most deforested countries in the world. In 1920 Haiti was covered with trees …

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Our goal is to bring you the finest Haitian coffees we can find. Swipe to see ...

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Mar 24

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Our goal is to bring you the finest Haitian coffee Our goal is to bring you the finest Haitian coffees we can find. Swipe to see our current offerings... thanks @ultraclay for the 📸!

Coffee has many health benefits including skin-care: it’s anti-inflammatory, ...

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Mar 17

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Coffee has many health benefits including skin-car Coffee has many health benefits including skin-care: it’s anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-cellulite, & improves circulation. @lalinetlasiren combines our organic Haitian coffee with brown sugar to exfoliate, and shea butter & mango butter to moisturize & hydrate...Kreyòl Super Moist Coffee Sugar Body Scrub is a tropical treat that will have your skin feeling and looking its best!

Here’s where you can find our freshly-roasted organic Haitian coffee in ...

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Mar 16

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Here’s where you can find our freshly-roasted or Here’s where you can find our freshly-roasted organic Haitian coffee in Brooklyn: @lakoucafe , @grandchampsbk , @buybetterfoods , @greenehillfoodcoop , & @foodcoop . You can shop for our coffee as well as all your other groceries from Black owned businesses on @flowsgrocery !

Thanks for the photos @ultraclay & thank you also for the opportunity to ...

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Jan 19

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Thanks for the photos @ultraclay & thank you also Thanks for the photos @ultraclay & thank you also for the opportunity to talk about Haitian coffee & our company’s mission- check out our recent live on @blackfoodfolks !

Today, sample our organic Haitian Coffee at @buybetterfoods ! You can also find ...

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Dec 21

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Today, sample our organic Haitian Coffee at @buybe Today, sample our organic Haitian Coffee at @buybetterfoods ! You can also find our limited-edition Haitian Coffee gift sets only @buybetterfoods ... gift sets contain a bag of our organic coffee, a jar of Kreyòl Super Moist Coffee Sugar Body Scrub (collab with @lalinetlasiren ) and a full set of Haitian Heroes & Heroines cards ✨☕️🇭🇹🖤 Enjoy!

The CaribBeing holiday pop up is open at Prospect Park Lakeside! You can find ...

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The CaribBeing holiday pop up is open at Prospect The CaribBeing holiday pop up is open at Prospect Park Lakeside! You can find our organic Haitian coffee & coffee-sugar scrub there, as well as lots of other great gifts from Caribbean makers. They’re open Thursday, Friday & Sunday from noon to 6 pm, through December 31st.

We love to hear the response when people try our Haitian coffee. See above to ...

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We love to hear the response when people try our H We love to hear the response when people try our Haitian coffee. See above to read what some of our customers have to say!

Did you know our coffee bags are compostable? Just remove the valve and then you...

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Nov 12

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Did you know our coffee bags are compostable? Just Did you know our coffee bags are compostable? Just remove the valve and then you can add the bag to your home composting system or municipal facility and they break down in about 3 months. (Even in a landfill these bags break down much more quickly than traditional packaging). 🌿☕️

New packaging... Same organic Haitian coffee from single-origin cooperatives! ...

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New packaging... Same organic Haitian coffee from New packaging... Same organic Haitian coffee from single-origin cooperatives! You can find our coffee in Brooklyn at @foodcoop , @lakoucafe , @grandchampsbk & @grandchampsbny, @greenehillfoodcoop & @buybetterfoods !

The island of Haiti, as it was originally known, has been a cradle of revolution...

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The island of Haiti, as it was originally known, h The island of Haiti, as it was originally known, has been a cradle of revolution since the earliest recorded history by its invaders. The 1519 Revolution, widely acknowledged as Enriquillo’s Revolt, is part of the larger history of the Americas’ first revolution by enslaved people during 1500-1534. Named after the Taino cacique Guarocuya of the province of Jaragua, who was the grandnephew of the cacica Anacaona, he was their leader, and was known as “Enriquillo” and also “Enrique” by the Spaniards. In 1519 he removed himself and some of his people from the reach of Spanish authority in the island of Haiti then called Hispaniola by the colonizers. For nearly a decade and a half he and his followers lived in the south-central mountains of the island. From 1519 to 1533, the native Taínos were joined by a group of Africans, likely Wolof maroons, to assert their independence. Their uprising on Christmas Day 1521, became the first recorded revolt in the Americas. By the mid-1520s, the Spaniards were confined to the capital city of Santo Domingo or its immediate environs, with the rest of the island dominated by the African and Taino rebels. It was the first revolution by enslaved people in the Americas, and the first known instance when Africans and Natives of the Americas united against their oppressors.

Celebrating the birthday of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Emperor Jacques 1 of Haiti....

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Celebrating the birthday of Jean-Jacques Dessaline Celebrating the birthday of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Emperor Jacques 1 of Haiti. In 1791, Jean-Jacques Dessalines joined the uprising that would become the Haitian Revolution. In 1802, he became the leader of the revolution, and defeated the French army at the Battle of Vertières in 1803. On 1 January 1804, from the city of Gonaïves, he officially declared the former colony's independence and renamed it Haiti "Ayiti" after the indigenous Taíno name. He declared Haiti an independent country, and abolished slavery in the new country. Haiti became the first country in the Americas to permanently abolish slavery, and he kept the sugar industry and plantations running and producing without slavery. He emphasized regulation of foreign trade, which was essential for Haiti's sugar and coffee based export economy. Jean-Jacques Dessalines was named Jacques I, Emperor of Haiti on 22nd of September, 1804, by the generals of the Haitian Revolution Army and he ruled in that capacity until 1806. On May 20 1805, he promulgated a new constitution, altering the colors of the flag from blue representing Haiti's black citizens and the red the free people of color, to black and red.

We are celebrating the 229th anniversary of the Bois Caïman ceremony through ...

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We are celebrating the 229th anniversary of the Bo We are celebrating the 229th anniversary of the Bois Caïman ceremony through the month of August! We are commemorating August 14, 1791, and the start of the Haitian Revolution with limited edition Bwa Kayiman labels for our coffee bags. Bois Caiman, in the Nord dept. of Haiti, is the site of the Vodou ceremony of August 14, 1781 where the first major insurrection of the Haitian Revolution was planned. The Revolution would begin on August 22, 1791 and end in January of 1804. During the ceremony officiated by mambo Cecile Fatiman assisting houngan Dutty Boukman from Jamaica, a black Creole pig was sacrificed to Ezili Dantor to make a blood pact. The indigenous pig was domesticated centuries earlier by the Tainos who had fled to the high mountains to escape the Spanish colonial genocide. Ezili Dantor is considered to be the lwa of vengeance & rage, and the mother of Haiti, originally from the Dahomey Amazon culture. 1800 plantations were destroyed and 1000 slaveholders killed in the week following the ceremony at Bwa Kayiman. We are grateful to our ancestors who initiated the Revolution and proud to commemorate their contributions as we energize ourselves with Haitian coffee!

We launched Cantave de Saint Marc continuing a vision from our ancestors, to ...

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We launched Cantave de Saint Marc continuing a vis We launched Cantave de Saint Marc continuing a vision from our ancestors, to share the delight of Haitian coffee with the world and support farmers who are uplifting their communities. Historically, coffee as a cash crop facilitated Haiti’s independence, by providing the $21 billion extortion fee that France had imposed on the nation in 1825; intending to cripple the the first Black republic economically. Coffee export continued to finance public works and infrastructure in Haiti through the 1940s. Haitian coffee provided the economic foundation that helped our family flourish, and we are proud to now help bring it back to a wider market. Haiti once supplied over half of the world’s coffee, we encourage you to try these beans and find out why!

@missolliesoakland is now serving our organic Haitian coffee, with condensed ...

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@missolliesoakland is now serving our organic Hait @missolliesoakland is now serving our organic Haitian coffee, with condensed milk & a pinch of salt just like great-grandmother would do... Check them out for Caribbean soul food and exceptional Haitian coffee! #ayibobo #blackcoffee

Good morning Brooklyn! Now you can find our organic Haitian coffee at Park Slope...

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Good morning Brooklyn! Now you can find our organi Good morning Brooklyn! Now you can find our organic Haitian coffee at Park Slope Food Coop @foodcoop ! We’re so proud to see our Haitian Heroes & Heroines in the aisles! #blackcoffee #blm

What we’re drinking: Kafe Kremas! A rich, creamy, coconut-y vegan kremas, ...

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What we’re drinking: Kafe Kremas! A rich, creamy What we’re drinking: Kafe Kremas! A rich, creamy, coconut-y vegan kremas, mixed with naturally sweet cold brewed Kafe Miel and a shot of rhum. 🥥🍹☕️

Cantave de Saint Marc Cold Brew Bags x fresh lemonade... what a great ...

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Jun 13

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Cantave de Saint Marc Cold Brew Bags x fresh lemon Cantave de Saint Marc Cold Brew Bags x fresh lemonade... what a great inspiration ! Keeping cool, fresh, and charged with Haitian flavors.

Co-planted with banana, plantain, almond, & citrus trees in the Sud-Est ...

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Co-planted with banana, plantain, almond, & citrus Co-planted with banana, plantain, almond, & citrus trees in the Sud-Est dept. of Haiti, Kafe Miel is a naturally sweet honey-processed coffee that captures the special taste of this particular region. The practice of honey-processing conserves water while shade-growing contributes to reforestation and sustainability. We’re proud to support the hard work of Haitian farmers by bringing this exceptional coffee to you.

Two of our favorite Haitian libations that go so well together! Coffee & ...

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May 27

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Two of our favorite Haitian libations that go so w Two of our favorite Haitian libations that go so well together! Coffee & rhum are classic Haitian agricultural exports. Liberator Toussaint L’Ouverture stressed the importance of investing in agriculture to secure Haiti’s income as an independent nation, and today over half the population is still employed in agriculture.

Organic Haitian coffee... Now available for drop-off delivery in CA Bay Area ...

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May 25

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Organic Haitian coffee... Now available for drop-o Organic Haitian coffee... Now available for drop-off delivery in CA Bay Area & Brooklyn! Please message us for details on getting a drop-off coffee delivery and enjoy summer refreshment, Haitian-style.

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