Coffee Cherry Superfood Powder: Sustainable coffee cherry energy

I was volunteering in Panama for the U.S. Peace Corps, when I discovered that most coffee farmers view coffee cherries as waste or compost. I decided to research the coffee cherry, and to my surprise found an incredible array of health benefits. Often, the cherries are left to rot and ferment in vast quantities, leading to water pollution and releasing methane gases that harm the environment. In addition, the majority of small-scale coffee farmers around the world are actually paid pennies on the dollar for the product of their labor, while a few select large coffee companies hold an oligopoly over most of the market, raking in profits. I realized that if I could put together a product to sell to consumers, it could help supplement farmers’ incomes, reduce environmental pollution and also offer consumers in the U.S. an extremely valuable product.