Like most people, I look forward to turning the page to a new month, a new year. Sometimes it brings the unexpected, and sometimes, the return of a small pleasure I look forward to each year. One of these is the arrival of Organic Honduran Marcala coffee, being harvested in the mountains right now, and available in limited amounts.

If a new season inspires you, as it does me, to try something new, and you haven’t experienced Honduran Marcala yet, here’s what’s in store: a very balanced coffee with a sweet acidity at the start. Think lemon and honey. And at the finish, think chocolate.

Honduran Marcala is grown in the department of La Paz, one of 16 districts, and ideal place ecologically for growing coffee. Moderate temperatures prevail throughout the year. The trees grow at altitudes ranging from 4,250 to 5,575 feet, in a clay-like soil whose lime deposits give it a unique acidity. It’s processed using the washed method, then dried mechanically or in the sun.

Here’s how Honduran Marcala came about: In the year 2000, sixty two Honduran farmers got together and changed their small part of the world, turning their coffee farms to organic production and forming COMSA, an organization that has since earned Fair Trade certification. Not only do the farmers receive more for their coffee, but Fair Trade premiums enable COMSA to support such social projects as constructing kitchens in schools, providing meals for school children, and contributing to teachers’ salaries. This may seem like a very small thing. but we all know the effect of many small things working together. You’ll love serving this coffee to friends, or kick-starting your day with it. This is one of those cases of doing well by doing good. Order now while supplies are still available. and Best Wishes for the New Year.