Community Schools
Coffee in these highlands has built schools for the children of farming families — the kind of classrooms we grew up around.
330,000+
People Employed by
Nicaraguan Coffee
45,000+
Coffee-Growing Families,
Mostly Smallholders
#1
Nicaragua’s Top
Agricultural Export
85%+
Of Arabica Grown in
Matagalpa & Jinotega
What Coffee Makes Possible in Nicaragua
Coffee is the backbone of rural Nicaragua. It employs more than 330,000 people — over half the country’s agricultural workforce — and supports tens of thousands of farming families, most of them working just a few hectares of highland forest. The finest of it grows in Matagalpa and Jinotega, the regions we source from. Half of Nicaragua’s coffee already crosses into the United States; B5 exists to bring more of it — and more of its value — straight to US roasters.
We didn’t learn this from the outside — we grew up in it. The coffee our family grew helped build schools, steady jobs, and clean water in the communities around those farms. That’s the world that raised us, and it’s the standard we hold every lot we source to.
300+ Family Livelihoods
Coffee sustains stable work — fair wages, safe conditions, housing support — for hundreds of families across these two regions.
Clean Water Access
Coffee communities in these regions have built water filtration and distribution systems, giving families reliable access to safe drinking water.
Reforestation & Shade
Shade-grown coffee protects highland forest and biodiversity — the canopy that keeps these volcanic soils healthy for generations.
Land & Water Stewardship
Organic composting, cover crops, and responsible water use at the mill — recycling water and protecting local watersheds, with regenerative practices that keep these volcanic soils fertile for generations.
Direct Relationships
Sourcing direct keeps more value with the families who grow the coffee — and keeps the relationship personal.
Building Futures
Education is the foundation of every thriving coffee community. The regions we come from have built schools so the next generation has a path forward.