In 2005 we came together in Chiapas and made agreements on how this project would define its principles, processes and commitments. Below are our Palabras.  

This is a partnership between the Cooperative Lekil kux lejal within RFM, Municipality Ricardo Flores Magon and Project Cafe Para La Vida Digna

• An all Volunteer work force would be established to sell the coffee and promote the work

• We will sell the coffee on time and for agreed upon price and to good businesses and people

•  We will send 100 percent of the proceeds back to RFM. Proceeds is defined as all the money left over after paying for the coffee itself, transportation, roasting, the bags and labels, etc. Volunteers are creating the accounts, taking the orders, making the deliveries, shipping the coffee, etc at no cost.

• The Municipality will use the proceeds for education, medical & other self deemed municipality projects

• Only Zapatista Coffee would be supplied to the project

• No Chemicals, herbicides, pesticides will be used (Note: these have never has been on these lands)

• Fair Trade prices paid to growers. We realize that we are dealing with a new kind of Trade where more than just a fair trade price is being paid to the producers. In this project all of the communities that belong to the Municipality Ricardo Flores Magon will get there schools and clinics funded. In fact we are wondering if this should be called Z Trade or AE Trade - Zapatista Trade or Autonomous Economy Trade. We will be meeting to talk about this concept.

• Only high altitude coffee will be supplied that is above 1200 feet