This organic, Fair Trade Certified™ turmeric is grown in Sri Lanka by the Small Organic Farmers Association (SOFA) and Marginalized Organic Producers Association (MOPA), two of our Well Earth co-op partners. In 2010, we provided SOFA — a 2,043-member cooperative of small-scale organic farmers — with a $25,000 grant for the construction of an organic training center. The training center educates SOFA members and many other farmers on organic, sustainable growing techniques, both in a classroom setting and on its fully functional research and development farm.

Frontier Co-op organic allspice (a single spice despite its name and blend-like aroma) is sourced from our Well Earth partner in central Guatemala, a cooperative organization of Mayan small-scale farmers. Our funds and training helped this co-op become an established source of high quality, certified organic allspice. We also provided them with allspice seedlings from selected seed stock to boost yields and provide even higher quality fruits.

Unlike most bay, our Premium Hand Select Grade bay leaves are harvested from the northern coast of Turkey and mechanically dried so they can be shipped in time to be available for the same year’s fall and winter months. Our true bay provides robust, fresh flavor and ranks in the top 1% for quality of all bay leaves sold.

This high-oil seed is some of the best cardamom in the world. It's grown by farmers belonging to Fedecovera, a cooperative of nearly 50,000 growers that has been a Frontier Co-op Well Earth partner since 2009. We have helped Fedecovera expand their organic spice production and assisted in a number of facility and process improvements. We helped fund a modern dental clinic for their members that opened in 2015, with our CEO and Purchasing Manager attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony in Coban, Guatemala.