Our Story

Maya Honey Traders was created by my father and I to help bring some goodness back into the world. My parents have lived in Mexico and have been permanent residents since 2010, with our first trip in 2003. Over the years we have seen the rampant deforestation and the decline of the Mayan communities across these regions and decided we needed to make a change. We started in 2019 with a simple idea - buy Mayan honey and sell it into the U.S to bring a sustainable market to the Maya we have come to know. That quickly changed into something that became a huge movement for these people who now rely on us to continue our mission and help bring lasting change to them.

 

We learned over time that Mexico has some of the highest standards for honey across the world, making it an expensive and lucrative commodity. Unfortunately in the U.S, our market is dominated by extremely cheap and extremely low quality honey. So we had to create a market for the worlds best - at a very competitive price. We think we have succeeded with Maya Pura. The only honey that is truly 100% artisanal, source certified (Certified Maya made), chemical and additive free, and also serves to bring as much goodness back into the world. 

 

Our vision for Maya Pura is represented by the core values my dad and I agreed upon when we first started. Protect and preserve the wild jungle, uplift the Mayan communities we source from, and bring the world's best tasting and highest quality honey to the U.S for a competitive price. And we have done that.

 

- Andres Schaefer, Co-Founder