The 2024 Grounds for Well being public sale takes place June 19-20.
Almost 30 small plenty of traceable specialty espresso are heading to an on-line public sale June 19-20. Not solely will the highest bidders safe high-quality greens and different items, they’ll additionally help cervical most cancers screening and remedy within the espresso lands, courtesy of the nonprofit Grounds For Well being.
Now in its sixteenth 12 months, the Grounds for Well being public sale stays a key fundraising occasion for the Vermont-based nonprofit, producing greater than $1 million since 2009.
Supporting the public sale effort this 12 months are practically two dozen espresso buying and selling, producing, roasting, tools or service firms which have generously donated coffees and different objects.
The record of accessible inexperienced coffees displays a variety of origins, post-harvest processing strategies and low varieties, with most cupping scores touchdown within the mid to excessive 80s. Volumes vary from 1-kilogram particular lot samples to a number of 69-kilogram sacks. There’s additionally a small collection of tools and providers on supply.
All proceeds will go to Grounds for Well being, which was established in 1996 and has since led public well being programming in elements of Latin America and Africa. In keeping with the group’s 2023 annual report, the Ethiopia program alone screened greater than 23,000 ladies for cervical most cancers, whereas treating greater than 1,400 ladies.
Along with the public sale, Grounds for Well being earlier this 12 months launched its inaugural Grounds for Well being Week, producing extra working income. The group stated it plans on reprising the occasion in 2025.
Registration for the Grounds for Well being public sale is free.
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