arango, Author at Arango Specialty Coffee

94 | Pedregal – Pink Bourbon

Producer Menardo Diaz	Description Floral, lemon grass, honey
Process Washed, sun-dried	Varietals Pink bourbon
Region Nariño	Elevation 2,160 meters
Position ETA September, 2024	Warehouse Continental, New Jersey

Menardo lives with his wife Luceida at Pedregal. Originally working in the remote region of El Putumayo, Colombia, Menardo raised cattle and pigs. Through hard work, smart budgeting, and a credit from Banco Agrario he was able to purchase El Pedregal. The one hectare farm benefits from its location and high altitude, allowing Menardo to produce the Pink Bourbon variety coffee without the high risk of leaf rust.

As he becomes more experienced with coffee, Menardo is now very interested in learning how to improve processing practices in order to continually improve quality. Currently, he would like to improve his wet mill and his drying facilities. We are very excited to be working with him and hope to help him achieve all his goals.

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54 | Bodegas

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Producer Edwin Benitez	Description TBA
Process Washed	Varietals Colombia, Castillo
Region Nariño	Elevation 1,750 meters
Position ETE September, 2024	Warehouse Continental, New Jersey

Edwin has worked with coffee all his life, originally learning to the trade from his father. After his father passed away, he inherited part of his land and continued growing coffee. Edwin knows first hand the hard work and dedication that coffee demands and believes the low coffee prices do not fairly compensate for them. He sees great opportunity in developing direct trades relationships that recognize the quality of the coffee he is producing.

Edwin lives with his wife Blastenia, his son Jaider, and his daughter Graicy at Bodegas. He wants to continue the legacy that his father left him, and is now teaching his son the best practices for improving quality. He is hopeful that the evolution of the specialty coffee market will provide some stability for the future generations of coffee growers.

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08 | El Chupadero

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Producer Fernando Martinez	Description TBA
Process Washed, sun-dried	Varietals Colombia, castillo
Region Nariño	Elevation 2,050 meters
Position ETA September, 2024	Warehouse Continental New Jersey

Fernando has a long history with coffee. He started working on coffee farms after finishing primary school, learning the necessary skills from his father. He now lives at El Chupadero with is wife, Daisy. Over the last 20 years they have been managing and improving the farm. Currently, Fernando is budgeting to add a warehouse area at the farm for increased storage and more controlled conditions.

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129 | Floresta

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Producer Mario Solano	Description TBA
Process Washed	Varietals Castillo, Colombia
Region Nariño	Elevation 1,900 meters
Position ETA September, 2024	Warehouse Continental, New Jersey

Mario remembers his father buying Floresta when he was a kid. After years of hard work from his parents to provide for the family, Mario believes it is now his time to provide for them. He learned everything about growing coffee from his father and has stepped into the role of managing the farm and 10,000 Castillo trees.

Mario is grateful for the education that he got from his parents, especially the love for the farm and how important it is to value everything that the land offers.

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153 | Arbol Solo

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Producer Exeomo Andrade	Description TBA
Process Washed	Varietals Castillo, Variedad Colombia
Region Nariño	Elevation 1,900 meters
Position ETA September, 2024	Warehouse Continental, New Jersey

Exeomo has 10,000 coffee trees of the Castillo, and Colombia varietals at Arbor Solo. He has a lot of experience with specialty coffee, and has been selected in the past for the best coffees from the region.

With excellent management of his coffee fields, Exeomo has figured out how to keep his production yield consistent, harvest after harvest. He says that the key is renewal of unhealthy trees at the right time. This takes a lot of knowledge and experience, but pays off according to Exeomo.

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