lento

Cafecito.
Compost.
Comunidad.

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White lento buckets full of coffee grounds and cardboard

Slow coffee,
slow soil.

la ventanita is our little cafecito window. we serve cuban and panamanian cafecitos around charlotte, and every cup pays for the composting.

our process · nuestro proceso
  1. collectused grounds from local charlotte coffee shops, every week
  2. wait10 to 12 weeks of hot composting, so it's safe for every plant
  3. growplants, gardens, whatever needs it

500+ lbs of coffee grounds kept out of landfills since april 2025. y contando.

next: cafecito compost, bagged up for your plants. after that, a place for the spanish-speaking community to compost together.

A bucket of coffee grounds and shredded cardboard A hand covered in coffee grounds above a bucket of compost