Idle Hands Roasting Company respectfully acknowledges the traditional land owners; the Ute Indian Tribe, Pauite Tribe, Goshute Indian Tribe and the Skull Valley Band of the Goshute, Eastern Shoshone Tribe, Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, and Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. These stolen ancestral lands are colonially known as the Salt Lake Valley.
This acknowledgement extends to indigenous and SYSTEMICALLY-Excluded populations across the value stream. we recognize that the coffee industry is rooted in systems of colonialism and slavery.
We firmly believe in the principle of collaboration, mutual growth and equity throughout the value STREAM.
LEAVE COFFEE BETTER
THAN YOU FOUND IT.
Throughout our time in coffee, we have been fortunate enough to build relationships with producers, growers, farmers, mill operators, co-ops, and local exporters in coffee-growing countries. These valuable partnerships have shaped our approach to sourcing and we are committed to supporting them year after year.
To us, being a responsible roaster means that there is a moral responsibility to every person these coffees interact with from crop to cup; not just sourcing coffees strictly for their intrinsic qualities. We make very conscious decisions to step away from traditional attitudes and conventional methods of buying and selling coffee and we are sure to not replace them with elitist ones.
Sustainability &
Responsibility
Sustainability also means ensuring our partners in producing countries have a livable and profitable income. We trade directly where possible partnering with producers to set their own prices and increasing the total value kept at the point of origin.
Since our first year of operating, we’ve aimed to collect and publish as much data as we have available. Without trying to quantify, measure and collect this data, progress and improvement is only a guess.
Contract data is submitted the Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide with the goal of helping producers and buyers make more informed and equitable decisions. The guide offers a more stable and transparent reference point than the fluctuating C-market for determining coffee prices.
2024 ANNUAL REPORT
Cup of Excellence
We’ve been big fan’s of the Cup of Excellence program since we were introduced. Cup of Excellence is a non-profit program run by Alliance for Coffee Excellence – a non-profit organization – for coffee producers. We’ve been active members since we founded Idle Hands in 2021.