COFFEE FOR PEOPLE WHO GIVE A DAMN.
About coffee, people and pleasure. About the countless daily choices and occasional big ones that make up our lives.
Peace Coffee is delicious and grown only by farmers we know and trust—and who trust us.
HOW WE DO THINGS MATTERS
A LETTER FROM OUR CEO & OWNER
Peace started as a non-profit to aid farmers. It took wild optimism, guts, and a little crazy to get us here: We make exceptional coffee while doing right by everyone in the process.
Oscar Alonzo, of COMSA, began growing coffee in Honduras at 17
Founding farmer members of Manos Campesinas Coop
SCFCU farmer in Ethiopia holding his perfectly ripe harvested coffee
Karla Portillo, is a third generation Honduran farmer at COMSA
Like daughter, like mother — future farmer at ANEI Co-op in Colombia
Our farmer partners provide courage as well as coffee. I’ve sat beside friends and colleagues as they’ve shared stories about going into hiding for defending their farming communities from the Shining Path in Peru or lost family members in civil wars and uprisings.
They didn’t give up. They grew.
We have the privilege of partnering with those working to overcome systems stacked against them, governments that at best don’t care about them or worse, are warring against them. Maybe abroad, maybe in our backyards. All in a world that has way too much going on to pay much attention.
Peace customers pay attention.
As climate and cultures keep shifting, we remain focused on the real good we do with you. In changing times, we all need anchors and energy. And yeah, that often starts with a great cup of coffee.
1996
Non-profit Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy buys 2 containers of Mexican coffee at a fair price. Peace Coffee is created to sell it.
1997
Begin delivering to local co-ops & coffee shops by bicycle (and we still do)
1999
Co-found Cooperative Coffees to directly import fair trade & organic coffee, joining 9 like-minded roasters (still their largest member)
2002
Operations move to eco-friendly facility with solar panels, geothermal heating, and a rooftop garden. (Still our office & roasting HQ)
2018
Our 1st B-Corp certification. Lee Wallace, CEO, purchases the Peace Coffee from the non-profit IATP.
2019
Refresh the brand with a local design firm, still keeping the vibrant Peace spirit alive
2020
Install our second roasting machine to expand our capacity, all in service to our "in it for good" mission
2021
We turn 25! Release our first Limited Edition coffee, Party Animal, to honor our quirky and queer personality.
We certainly don’t have all the answers, but here are the things we’ll keep doing at Peace Coffee:
Listen to each other, and be kind and caring.
Uphold our standards of exceptional taste, quality and equity.
Tell a story about the world and our community that is rich and vibrant, open and accepting. One based not in fear but in possibility.
It’s worked so far.
Protect your peace,
Lee Wallace,
CEO & Owner, Peace Coffee
Party Animal
Get the party started with this festive and fabulous coffee.
Pollinator
A bit different each season, this year it's a fruit punch bowl of flavors you won't want to miss.
Birchwood
Crowd pleaser. Perfectly balanced medium roast that epitomizes "good coffee."
Black Squirrel
Quintessential espresso. Coffeehouse flavor brews a tasty drip cup, too!
Party Animal
Get the party started with this festive and fabulous coffee.
Pollinator
A bit different each season, this year it's a fruit punch bowl of flavors you won't want to miss.
Birchwood
Crowd pleaser. Perfectly balanced medium roast that epitomizes "good coffee."
Black Squirrel
Quintessential espresso. Coffeehouse flavor brews a tasty drip cup, too!
Farmer Partner Coffee Bundle
Explore coffee's regional complexities with our best selling single origins.
Dark Horse Coffee Bundle
Dark roast drinkers rejoice. Enjoying a well-balanced dark roast is a delight.
Happy Medium Coffee Bundle
Perfect for anyone that prefers coffee that's not too light or too dark.
