{"product_id":"philippines-kalsada-sitio-san-roque-natural-process","title":"Philippines Kalsada Sitio San Roque: Natural Process","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eSome coffees just feel like coming home. This one from Sitio San Roque in Bukidnon, on the southern island of Mindanao, is one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eI first visited this farm in 2023, when new land had just been purchased and planting was just beginning. I came back in 2025 and walked through acres of coffee trees in beautiful rows — flowers blossoming, cherries coming in. Watching something grow from the very start is a rare thing. Offering this coffee means everything to me. It's from my homeland, sourced through my friends at Kalsada Coffee, and it carries that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eGrown at 1800 meters and naturally processed, this is a medium light roast with plum tartelette, mandarins, fudge brownie, and apricot. Round, warm, and deeply satisfying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoasted by a Filipina woman of color in Los Angeles, CA. 8oz whole bean.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1694769275319_3358\" data-sqsp-block=\"text\" data-border-radii='{\"topLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"topRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomLeft\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0},\"bottomRight\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"value\":0.0}}' data-block-type=\"2\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-block-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\" class=\"sqs-html-content\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE COFFEE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eSourced through our relationship in my homeland of the Philippines with Kalsada Coffee. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKalsada\u003c\/strong\u003e champions Philippine specialty coffee. Their top priority is to support Filipino coffee producers and their dedicated efforts to bring quality coffee to market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eKalsada seeks to build trust and partnership with local communities, investing in machinery and equipment to elevate coffee quality, and paying farmers fair wages. They do this by actively listening to communities, in order to meet their needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThrough their work, we hope to encourage future generations of Filipino coffee growers, and to spread the word about Philippine specialty coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eKalsada's work in Bukidnon started in 2018, and within three years and the committed participation of 114 farmer-families, Pigtauranan became their Mindanao hub. The mill currently processes both specialty arabica and fine robusta, with cherries coming from other municipalities in Bukidnon. Some coffees even make it to Pigtauranan all the way from Sultan Kudarat, a six-hour land trip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eSince Kalsada's work in the area, their producer partners have used what they earn from coffee to get through the COVID-19 pandemic and to free themselves from generational debt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMUNICIPALITY + PROVINCE + REGION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePangantucan, Bukidnon, North Mindanao\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eELEVATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e1,200 to 1,800 MASL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVARIETIES GROWN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTypica “Sweet”, Catimor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePROCESSING METHOD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eNatural\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1694769275319_7976\" data-sqsp-block=\"line\" data-block-type=\"47\" class=\"sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Studio Tigre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48757340274905,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/4217\/2377\/files\/San_Roque.jpg?v=1779850723","url":"https:\/\/studiotigrela.shop\/products\/philippines-kalsada-sitio-san-roque-natural-process","provider":"Studio Tigre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}