COMSA: From Honduran Highlands to Your Cup
High in the misted slopes of the Montecillos mountain range, coffee is more than a livelihood — it is the thread that binds a community together. In the town of Marcala, families have worked these hillsides for generations, and in 2001, sixty-nine farmers came together with a shared belief: that coffee could be grown differently. Grown with care for the land, and with hope for the people who live from it. They called themselves COMSA — Café Orgánico Marcala Sociedad Anónima.
The early years were not simple. Moving from conventional to organic farming meant smaller harvests and difficult choices. But the farmers held their course, drawing strength from one another, guided by a vision of a sustainable future. That spirit of perseverance turned COMSA into what it is today: a thriving cooperative of more than 1,200 members, known throughout Central America as leaders in organic farming and community innovation.
A Community Rooted in Sustainability
Step onto a COMSA farm and you’ll find more than coffee. The air is filled with the scent of citrus and banana trees, alive with birdsong and bees. Farmers experiment constantly, refining ways to nourish the soil naturally, so that the land which sustains them will remain healthy for generations to come.
But COMSA’s ambitions stretch far beyond the farm. Recycling initiatives in local schools, beekeeping projects to provide both medicine and income, and Finca La Fortaleza — a training farm where knowledge is freely shared — all speak to the same belief: that prosperity only has meaning when it is shared.
Nuturing the Next Generation
Perhaps nowhere is that more evident than in the school they built. In 2017, when a struggling private school beside their wet mill was on the brink of closure, COMSA stepped in. They bought the school, reimagined its teaching, and opened its doors to the children of coffee farmers and labourers across the region.
Today, a school bus winds its way up mountain roads each morning, collecting pupils from six months old to 17 years. Around 80–90% receive scholarships, ensuring that education is not a privilege, but a right. Lessons are bilingual, taught in both Spanish and English, giving each child the confidence to look outward, even as they remain rooted in their mountain home. The laughter of children now rings out beside the wet mill — a reminder that the future COMSA is shaping is not only organic, but hopeful.
In the Cup
The coffee itself reflects that same sense of warmth and care. Grown in the fertile volcanic soils of Marcala, our COMSA coffee is a medium roast that feels smooth and generous, layered with milk chocolate sweetness, brazil nut, raisin and stewed fruit. It is a coffee that holds the story of its people — resilient, resourceful, and always looking ahead.
