Making a Difference: 787 Coffee’s Celebration of Earth Day
It's that time of the year where we celebrate the beautiful planet earth which we live in by taking initiatives towards environmental sustainability. As coffee lovers, we know that the industry has a significant environmental impact. That’s why we're excited to share 787 Coffee's celebration of Earth Day. We are a Puerto Rican Coffee farm, Roaster and coffee shop operators who have made sustainability and environmental protection a priority. In this post, we'll dive into how 787 Coffee is making a difference in both Puerto Rico and the coffee industry as a whole.
787 Coffee's farming practices:
The coffee industry is known to cause devastating environmental effects, but 787 Coffee has taken a unique approach to reduce their impact on the environment. We believe that it's crucial to protect the environment, our planet and that we must learn, evolve and improve agriculture processes. By owning the coffee farm in which our beans are grown we ensures that all coffee beans used are grown organically, free of harmful chemicals, and using sustainable and eco-friendly farming practices.
Eco-Friendly packaging and practices:
787 Coffee chooses to use eco-friendly packaging to ensure that they minimize their environmental impact. By using biodegradable bags, materials and less plastic everyday. As a company we are committed to Reusing, Reducing and Recycling more, DAILY. It all starts at our coffee farm, no plastic to plant our coffee trees, only biodegradable paper.
Community efforts:
The 787 Coffee community not only focuses on sustainable practices but also supports community participation in these efforts. We encourage our caffeinated customers to bring their own cup, we give the option of to stay or to go cups, pushing the to stay reusable mugs. We are passionate about conservation and has an unwavering commitment to extending it beyond our coffee farm and coffee shops in New York, New Jersey, Texas and Puerto Rico. We invite the community to join the effort, come to our coffee farm, plant trees, use coffee grounds can be great for compost. Together we can spread awareness of the importance of environmental sustainability.
The gift of earth:
Today during 7-7:30 am we gave free coffee to all our caffeinated customers as a way of saying thank you for supporting local, sustainable and eco-friendly coffee shops. Coffee is a gift from earth to us and today, on Earth Day, it is the perfect time to give back this gift to the community.
Supporting research and development:
787 Coffee is committed to research and development in the coffee-growing space to develop new and innovative ways to further reduce environmental hazards. We have partnered with local universities to support research and development efforts in sustainable farming practices. Hacienda Iluminada, home of 787 Coffee is already a leader in eco-friendly practices and being named an exemplary farm by the White House and by the Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico.
We care.
Conclusion
It's refreshing to be a company going above and beyond to do our part in protecting the environment. 787 Coffee and Hacienda Iluminada have shown that it is possible to achieve environmental sustainability in the coffee industry. By choosing to grow, process and roast coffee using sustainable practices and using eco-friendly business solutions, by leading the way in Puerto Rico and the coffee world, and by motivating customers to waste less. We can’t change the world, but we can change OUR WORLD. We believe thatt companies can make changes without sacrificing quality. 787 Coffee promotes sustainability and wesupport the community and research efforts towards environmental protection. Let's hope that more companies in the coffee industry adopt sustainable practices like 787 Coffee. Let's also take our role to support environmentally friendly practices, and celebrate this Earth Day in every way we can.
Please USE less water bottles, REduce, REuse & REcycle.
This is the cup that started everything.
The 787 Coffee Supremo Roast is our signature
single-origin specialty coffee — grown at
Hacienda Iluminada, our family-owned farm in
Maricao, Puerto Rico, at 3,000 feet above sea
level in the island's central mountain range.
Handpicked at peak ripeness. Honey processed
on the farm. Roasted fresh in small batches.
Shipped directly to your door.
TASTING NOTES:
Buttery caramel — from the honey processing
method that leaves natural sweetness in every
bean. Dark chocolate — from the high-altitude
growing conditions that slow the cherry's
development and concentrate flavor. Bright
citrus finish — clean, clear, and completely
unforgettable.
THE HONEY PROCESS DIFFERENCE:
Most coffee is washed. Some is natural
processed. 787 Coffee's Supremo Roast is
honey processed — a labor-intensive method
where the outer skin of the cherry is removed
but the sweet mucilage layer is left on the
bean as it sun-dries at Hacienda Iluminada.
The sugars absorb into the bean. The sweetness
becomes part of the coffee itself. You taste
it in every cup.
WHY THIS IS THE BEST COFFEE TO BUY ONLINE:
Single-origin — every bean from Hacienda
Iluminada. One farm. Full traceability.
Freshly roasted to order — never sitting
in a warehouse. Award-winning — same quality
that earned 787 Coffee #3 Best Coffee Shop
in New York City and #32 in North America
by The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops 2026.
Specialty grade Arabica — grown at 3,000ft
elevation for maximum complexity.
ONE BAG. ONE TREE.
Every Supremo Roast bag plants one coffee
tree at Micro Lot 2026 — Hacienda Iluminada,
Maricao, Puerto Rico. The highest mountains
of Puerto Rico. The lungs of the island.
Your purchase today becomes the harvest someone drinks in 2029.
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Learn more about the coffee you buy and drink at 787 Coffee
Hacienda Iluminada, home of 787 coffee, is the farm where we grow our coffee beans on the fertile mountains of Maricao, where the climate and soil provide the perfect conditions for coffee plants to thrive. The farm uses a combination of traditional and modern farming techniques to ensure that the coffee cherries are of the highest quality making it specialty coffee.
The flavor of coffee is influenced by the terroir, which refers to the unique combination of climate, soil, and other environmental factors that affect the taste and aroma of the coffee. Each coffee-growing region in the world has its distinct flavor profile, making coffee farming a diverse and exciting field.