With the objective to expand Latin Organics™ socially responsible company mission, a new sustainable line of house products is being launched into the market.

These Casa products are 100% biodegradable, ECO-Friendly, hand woven and dyed by a small group of indigenous women who belong to the Colombian Kankuamo tribe.

The Kankuamo's live in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. They share this sacred mountain paradise with the Kogi, Arhuaco and Wiwa peoples.

The Kankuamo's express their thoughts of life and Mother Nature through the ancestral art of weaving. Beautiful baskets, mochilas (bags), vases and placemats have been hand woven to create this unique and down to earth collection.

These handcrafted items are an indirect way to bring the outdoors in. It is a constant reminder to tread as gently as possible on the Earth.

Simple, earthy and natural colors are extracted from native plants; using flowers, seeds, leaves, roots and tree bark.

The colors taken from Mother Nature represent hope and a better future for the people of Latin America. These are the colors of Latin Organics™.

Latin Organics™ continues to build long term, fair and direct relationships with our trade partners. At Latin Organics™ we believe that biodiversity is affected by everything that we choose to support.

Article by JUSTIN BEDDALL- News Outlook

Matha Bowen makes a spiritual cup of coffee.

The organic Arabica beans she sells are grown by Arhuaco Indians in Northern Colombia. The indigenous farmers, following age-old ancestral traditions, actually bless the beans when they are put into the ground and later have a spiritual ceremony during harvest.

"These beans are spiritual," explained Bowen, a native of Colombia who now calls West Vancouver home.

Bowen, who studied hotel management in Switzerland, had an organic epiphany one day while she was working at Capers in West Vancouver as food service manager a few years ago.

There she was standing in a store surrounded by organic products grown around the world - why not organic Colombian coffee?

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Shared Vision, Vancouver's magazine for conscious community writes in its Business section an article about Latin Organics:
"Martha Bowen's brand of Latin Organics coffee, made from beans produced by Colombia's Arhuaco Indians, is not just certified organic and fair-trade; it has also received a blessing from a higher power. "Every time a seedling is planted, these indigenous farmers make a special prayer thanking Mother Nature for what they're about to plant," says Bowen. "Once the cherries are ripe and they are going to pull them off the coffee bean, they also do another prayer in a special ceremony.""
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