Gratuitas.org - Buy Coffee and tip the Guatemalan workers Monero Cryptocurrency
Channel: Monero Talk
Date: 2021-08-26

Buy Goods. Tip Monero! Coffee and more to your door. Grown by farmers you can tip. To order a bag of fresh single source coffee from the San Rafael Urias Farm in Antigua, Guatemala go to Gratuitas.org. The coffee is 100% Arabica whole-bean of the Bourbon variety. From an award winning traditional Central American finca famous for its nutrient-rich volcanic soil. Grown at an elevation of approx. 500ft. After the coffee has been picked, only the most ripen berries are run through the wet mill and treated by a natural fermentation process and hand washed in 100% spring water. It is then dried in the sun on patios raked by hand. We recommend you enjoy this coffee as a pour-over, but it tastes great as an espresso and drip brewed too.

What is Gratuitas?

Gratuitas is a social impact startup that allows you (the consumer) to tip producers in developing nations using Monero.

Why Monero? Because we believe Monero is the closest thing we have to true peer-to-peer digital cash. It's cheap and safe to send. The receiver just needs a Monero private key, and does not even require technology like a smartphone or computer to receive and hold the tips. Also, like cash, with Monero there is no fear that the recipients' funds will be publicly known for all to see - thus avoiding exposing the recipient to crime or confiscation of their tips.

How does Gratuitas work? Everyday, we are using products that are produced by under appreciated, hard-working people living in developing countries. Imagine being able to thank those workers directly with a tip. Now you can.

As a proof-of-concept, Gratuitas is providing coffee and macadamia nut farmers with Monero private keys. If you like a product, you can scan the QR code on the packaging to tip the producers directly with a digital cash tip. Tipping the coffee farmers is working and we are now adding other products and seeking partnerships. Our hope is, one day, tipping the Manilla factory worker that crafted the sole of your shoe, will be as commonplace as tipping your local barista. 

What will the farmers do with their Monero Tips? Initially, probably nothing. But it will give them the chance to save up a nest egg of Monero that will likely grow in value over time. Eventually, with the help of Gratuitas, we think people will learn how to sell their Monero for cash, use it to make purchases on the internet, or use it locally — allowing local Monero economies to organically blossom.

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