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41 | La Mina

Producer Henry Martinez	Description Floral, lemongrass, molasses, brown sugar
Process Washed, sun-dried	Varietals Colombia, Castillo
Region Nariño	Elevation 1,960 meters
Position ETA October, 2024	Warehouse Continental, New Jersey

Ask Henry Martinez to describe the coffee industry and he will tell you, “Coffee is a blessing for all of us” and that he owes everything he has to hard work and coffee. He can recall good years and bad years, but is quick to note that lately the bad years are overwhelming the good ones. Coffee prices have been very low even though the cost of production keeps climbing.

After getting married to his wife Ricardina, Henry bought La Mina from his father. Through hard work and carefully managed expenses, he was able to pay off the farm in two years. While he originally planted caturra varietals, he found out after only 5 years how susceptible that variety is to leaf rust.

Now La Mina is planted with castillo varietals and focused on the production of specialty coffee as Henry sees this as an important opportunity to reduce the volatility in coffee prices. He knows that if we can develop strong relationships with customers over time, he can concentrate on his craft without worrying if he is going to break even at the end of the harvest.

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78 | El Naranjo White Honey

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Producer Evelio Bados	Description Floral, grapes, molasses, chocolate
Process White honey, sun-dried	Varietals Colombia, Castillo
Region Nariño	Elevation 1,900 meters
Position ETA October, 2024	Warehouse Continental, New Jersey

El Naranjo began over 35 years ago as just a vision. Evelio invested in an untouched lot and worked very hard to clear the land and eventually plant coffee. He was working double duty during this time as he was also employed at other farms in order to provide for his family.

After watching his dream come to fruition, Evelio is proud that his children are continuing his legacy to produce coffee at El Naranjo. It is important to him that his children and El Naranjo are successful for generations to come.

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13 | Las Gradas

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Producer William Martinez	Description Sweet, stone fruit, cherry, caramel, bakers chocolate
Process Washed	Varietals Castillo, Colombia
Region Nariño	Elevation 1,750 meters
Position ETA October, 2024	Warehouse Continental New jersey

Growing up in the countryside, William worked at several coffee plantations. With the support of his father, he started planting his own coffee 19 years ago. Now he calls Las Gradas home along with his wife and two daughters. William has plenty of ambition and there are many upgrades he would like to make to his farm. In 2020 William added a new parabolic drying bed. Now he is planing the addition of a wet mill. He currently uses one at a neighboring farm. The ability to earn a better price for his coffee has allowed William to provide for his family and also improve his farm,

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01 | La Capilla

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Producer Alipio Muñoz	Description Maple syrup, molasses, spices, chocolate
Process Washed	Varietals Caturra
Region Nariño	Elevation 1,750 meters
Position ETA October, 2024	Warehouse Continental, New Jersey

Alipio has deep roots in coffee. His parents were coffee farmers and he grew up learning the lifestyle from them. He still believes there is tremendous opportunity in the industry for farmers who are willing to learn and adapt to what the market is demanding. Alipio embraces traditional techniques, but welcomes any input and guidance that will help produce coffee of an even higher quality. He’s always looking for ways to improve the quality of his coffee.

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105 | El Chocho

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Producer Andres Gomez	Description Sweet, caramel, stone fruit, black cherry
Process Washed	Varietals Castillo, Colombia
Region Nariño	Elevation 1,950 meters
Position ETA October, 2024	Warehouse Continental, New Jersey

Andres inherited both the land at El Chocho and his knowledge of coffee from his father. Through the years, he has gradually made some updates at the farm, predominantly to the wet mill. As he improves his facilities, he is simultaneously working to increase his production by planting more trees. Originally, El Chocho consisted of 4,000 Castillo and Colombia trees and now he has around 6,000 trees, with plans to plant more.
Andres’ coffee has become one of our favorites year after year. We believe the unique way he processes his coffee makes it stand out on the cupping table. Even though his coffee is washed, we find complex notes that normally occur with other processing methods, like honey or even natural process.

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05 | Los Pinos

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Producer Colombia Portilla	Description Milk chocolate, honey, caramel, stone fruit
Process Washed, sun-dried	Varietals Castillo, Colombia
Region Nariño	Elevation 1,800 meters
Position ETA October, 2024	Warehouse Continental, New Jersey

Colombia inherited Los Pinos from her parents and raised her 3 children there as well. As a divorced mother, she relied on coffee production to provide for her family entirely. Her children helped on the farm while they were growing up, but now that they are all married with their own families, her brothers Hernan and Guillermo assist her during the harvesting season.

Colombia is still dedicated to her farm and wants to improve her drying installations. She intends to continue coffee production for years to come and is excited about the possibility to work hand in hand with roasters overseas.

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129 | Floresta

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Producer Mario Solano	Description Stone fruit, molasses, brown sugar, chocolate
Process Washed	Varietals Castillo, Colombia
Region Nariño	Elevation 1,900 meters
Position ETA October, 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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