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. By producing high-quality microlots that grow some of the best coffee in the world, he also protects the 40 hectares of Mata Atlantica on his land from deforestation.
Today, he is working on converting his farm to 100% solar power to further decrease his carbon footprint.
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 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.
