Kiko is a proud member of the Cocarive Cooperative, a leader in the movement empowering farmers to grow high-quality, sustainably grown, single-origin coffees in Brazil.
His goal is to provide carbon offset in the southern part of the province of Minas Gerais, pushing back against the wave of tropical deforestation.
Ivonne grew up watching her parents and grandparents grow and sell coffee. At age 21, she decided to take up the career herself. She now owns and oversees all coffee production at Finca Mirador del Volcán, located just outside her home village of Los Pocitos, about an hour and a half drive south from Guatemala City.
Carlos Pola's family has been involved in coffee for five generations. Carlos supports his community by organizing a yearly auction to promote specialty coffees from Salvadoran farmers.
Colombian coffee is uniquely drinkable, and Ana Nelly has spent the last 30 years perfecting her specialty varietals. She and her team grow and process coffee all the way through to its sale as green coffee, and that level of care and attention really shows.
Enrique Navarro Jr., a longtime friend of Onda and the farmer behind our Costa Rican single-origins, is a success story of specialty coffee. He fell in love with coffee early on through his parents' farm in Costa Rica, and through his tireless work, he helped his family improve their crop's quality and earn recognition on a global stage for producing the best coffee in Costa Rica.
Carlos Cadena is a third-generation coffee producer from Veracruz, Mexico, blending his business expertise with a deep-rooted passion for farming. In 2012, he took over Finca Huehuetepan from his mother, focusing on specialty coffee. That same year, he placed sixth in Mexico’s Cup of Excellence, marking the start of his journey toward producing award-winning coffees.
Through Cocarive Cooperative, farmers banded together to invest in a top-of-the-line sorting and warehousing facility, which has allowed them to produce higher quality lots and capture more of the coffee's value.
