Soon, tourists and residents of Lagunan will be able to sample Sta. The Liberica coffee from Maria town, which most recently took home the Silver medal in the Signature Coffee Award: Latte category at the Global Coffee Championship in Korea. The Giving Café (TGC) in UPLB, which just opened yesterday, will serve Santa Maria, Laguna farmers’ world-champion coffee. The store is situated at the soda fountain of the UPLB Student Union.
“The Giving Cafe, a Social Enterprise by Henry & Sons, aims to build a beautiful coffee future by helping coffee farmers through its advocacy arm, The Foundation for sustainable coffee excellence (FSCE),” shares Michael Harris Conlin, 2019 PH Barista Champion and President and CEO of Henry and Sons.
The TGC’s proceeds will go to UPLB’s chosen coffee village in Santa Maria, Barangay Juan Santiago in Laguna. With 38 households and 85,000 Liberica and Excelsa trees, the Barangay Juan Santiago coffee growing community has the highest density of Liberica and Excelsa trees in Laguna and maybe the entire Calabarzon. The money donated by TGC: UPLB will go toward bio-dynamic farming methods, bettering harvesting, processing, and the much-needed coffee drying solutions for the local community.
Henry & Sons, in partnership with UPLB leadership, makes what’s old new again by bringing back the Student Union’s Soda Fountain cafeteria to life with mouthwatering home-cooked meals, ice cream, and coffee. Flank by TGC’s iconic cozy antique furniture, lighting, and books, the space is designed to encourage students, faculty, and visitors to strengthen the community around them and encourage to indulge in giving.
The Giving Café, with over 80 food and beverage offerings, is a hybrid restaurant and coffee shop that aims to contribute to the betterment of the local coffee industry and be part of something beyond the business. A place for comfort, The Giving Café is designed to be a safe haven for people looking to indulge in coffee experiences served with both excellence and compassion. The Giving Cafe focuses on bridging the community around it with the farming communities it adopts.
Beyond the advocacy, The Giving Café also offers guests multi-sensory experiences highlighting Henry& Sons’ F&B expertise. “We want to everyone to enjoy, eat well and indulge in giving by supporting laguna coffee farmers with every cup of coffee you purchase,” Conlin, adds.
TGC will also be showcasing its well-known Bloom Coffee collection, a distinctive range of coffees developed by Henry & Sons to raise money for the following goals:
BEANS FOR THE LITTLE ONES – access to basic health necessities
BEANS WITHIN REACH – access to programs promoting traceability and accessibility
COFFEE FOR GREAT MINDS – access to education
CUP TO SEED – access to livelihood and harvest implements
THE GIVING WELL – access to clean and potable water.
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