![Antonio and Eby are keeping busy this month, meticulously processing their natural coffees that...]()
Antonio and Eby are keeping busy this month, meticulously processing their natural coffees that many have come to love 💕
At their farm, La Nueva Montaña, the couple have converted their production entirely to natural coffees. Water is scarce in their area, but with its higher winds and dry climate, their farm is perfectly suited to natural coffees. The results speak for themselves!![There's a popular saying in coffee that every bean passes through a hundred hands before it winds...]()
There's a popular saying in coffee that every bean passes through a hundred hands before it winds up in someone's cup.
As the harvest kicks into high gear here in Guatemala, we're grateful for the capable hands (and backs!) of our warehouse teams, at our bodega in Huehuetenango as well as our dry mill in Guatemala City. Without warehouse workers, your coffee would never find its way into bags, onto trucks, or through our sorting machines - we simply couldn't do this without them!![Happy Friday from our farm dog friends 🐕 We hope your weekend is as chill as these good boys ✌️]()
Happy Friday from our farm dog friends 🐕
We hope your weekend is as chill as these good boys ✌️![At our dry mill, coffees are stacked carefully while they wait for processing and bagging. We build...]()
At our dry mill, coffees are stacked carefully while they wait for processing and bagging. We build each regional blend from a handful of lots based on our team's cupping notes, with transparency available from the farm level all the way to your roastery. ![During a visit this February, we had a chance to chat with Santos Domingo Ramírez on his farm near...]()
During a visit this February, we had a chance to chat with Santos Domingo Ramírez on his farm near the town of Petatán. In this video, Santos shares some of his thoughts on coffee farming and what he's looking forward to after the harvest wraps up.
Bonus fact: Santos speaks three languages! In addition to Spanish, he's fluent in English and Poptí, an indigenous language spoken by the Poptí people (sometimes called Jakalteko), from whom we source some of our most-loved coffees.![A snapshot from our recent visit to Jalapa! On this portion of the farm, the final coffee cherries...]()
A snapshot from our recent visit to Jalapa! On this portion of the farm, the final coffee cherries have been picked, but other parcels are still in full swing here in Guatemala. We're busy each day cupping through fresh samples in our lab, and the first coffees have been milled. There's always a lot of action this time of year! ![Enjoy this photo from Mataquesquintla, where our coffees are drying on the patio! Soon they will be...]()
Enjoy this photo from Mataquesquintla, where our coffees are drying on the patio! Soon they will be ready for dry milling, bagging, and export as our popular Del Valle blend. Make sure you get in touch with our team if this is one of your favorites! ![The business of specialty coffee would simply not exist without the work of agronomists. They are...]()
The business of specialty coffee would simply not exist without the work of agronomists. They are our eyes and ears in the field, the first responders to a producer’s questions, and possess a wealth of knowledge which combines science with site-specific learning.
Jose Manuel is an agronomist with our Guatemalan sister company, La Central de Cafe, and works with our team in Huehuetenango. During a recent visit, we interviewed him about his career journey and what makes his work rewarding.![These are coffee seedlings at the home of Anastacio Dias, an experienced coffee farmer from...]()
These are coffee seedlings at the home of Anastacio Dias, an experienced coffee farmer from Huehuetenango, Guatemala. These will be planted later this year during the rainy season, so that the sensitive young plants will have a steady supply of water for the first few months after transplant. For now, the family is busy with the coffee harvest - but it's always neat to see the trees that will give us great coffees a few years from now!
