Farm Focus: Cafe Monte Jack
Cafe Monte Jack began in 2016 when two families independently decided to leave the hustle and bustle of Bogota to pursue their agricultural passions. Both families purchased coffee farms in the lush Andes Mountains of Colombia with only a five minute walk between the two. As active neighbors in their community, they discovered their similar
Read MoreFarm Focus: Café Granja La Esperanza
Everyone knows Colombian coffee is high-quality, which is why we’re excited to roast new Colombian coffees from Café Granja La Esperanza. The Herreras, a Colombian family with three generations of coffee-growing experience, own the five farms that make up Café Granja La Esperanza. Each generation of the family made great strides in coffee, like introducing
Read MoreFarm Focus: Colombian Coffee
Colombia consistently ranks amongst the top five countries for coffee production. Colombian coffee has a reputation for being high-quality and Colombians are quite proud of this. They even dubbed their national soccer team “Los Cafeteros” — “The Coffee Growers.” What makes Colombia such a coffee haven? The South-American country has perfect geographic conditions for growing
Read MoreFarm Focus: Fincas La Merced & Retiro del Quisaya
We do our best to source good coffee from good people, and that’s exactly what we get when we do business with Juan Luis Barrios and his family. Three of our coffees come from Juan Luis and his family’s two farms in Guatemala. Read about the family farms and how Juan Luis proactively works to
Read MoreFarm Focus: Fazendas Serrinha & Santa Luzia
We here at Durango Coffee Company proudly serve José Maria de Oliveira’s coffee, which he grows himself in Brazil. Señor Maria de Oliveira’s coffee bean farms are located in the heart of Cerrado Mineiro, the first region in Brazil to receive protected Designation of Origin status. This means that any coffee labeled as “Cerrado Mineiro”
Read MoreLas Lajas – Direct Trade
Las Lajas is located in Sabanilla de Alejela Costa Rica near the base of Poas Volcano. The farm is at 1200 meters and grows Catuai and Catura.
Read MoreFazenda Santa Luzia – Direct Trade
3rd generation Jose Maria, with 30 years experience, with help from daughter Natalia and son in law Ronaldo grow, export and import some of the finest coffee from Minas Girais, Brazil.
Read MoreFinca Retiro Y La Merced – Direct Trade
Juan Luis Barrios , manager of Finca Retiro and Finca Merced for his mother and aunts, explains the history of the farms.
Read MoreFinca Retiro del Quisaya and Finca La Merced
Finca La Merced and Finca Retiro del Quisaya is located in San Martin Jilotepeque. Juan Luis Barrios is third generation coffee farmer who manages the two farms for his entire family which consists of eight aunts and uncles and 25 cousins. Juan Luis’s grandfather planted the first coffee trees in 1912. Some of which still
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