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Avelino Mena and Andrea Vasquez are responsible for the amazing juicy microlots they create. Avelino is, among other things, the co-founder of Asocafe. ...

"Our El Plan Farm is located in the village of El Paramo Bajo in the town of Tablon de Gomez in the Aponte sub-region of Nariño, Colombia. This area has a very strong history. And it is gradually opening up to new crops and, above...

Coffee from the Nariño has been attracting us for several years. Since the beginning of Chicas. Thanks to Ortiz family we finally did! ...

Coffee from the Nariño region has been attracting us for several years. We can say that since the beginning of Chicas (2019). Thanks to our collaboration with William and Julian Ortiz, we got our hands on these great lots from Nariño. The coffees from this...

Short fermentations and washed processes take place in stainless steel tanks and vats. Everything is mechanically dehulled, drying takes place in the sun on African beds, always with temperature control. ...

"The big advantage and in fact the fundamental thing we have kept in family coffee growing for generations is the large bee population and beekeeping itself. This interaction between the local flora and the population of endemic bees adds a vital component to our organic...

I didn't get a glimpse into my parents' coffee business until after I finished my undergraduate studies, when I returned to the farm. In 2012, I started participating in the Taza Excelencia Mexico competition, where I placed 6th. That was a big turning point for...

We are very much in touch with the family, especially through their son Edison, who actually introduced both parents to choice coffee a few years ago....

"Our project also includes a 23-hectare forest, which is extremely important for biodiversity and connectivity with other reserves in our region."...

Each variety and each individual microlot has its own "recipe". For some, a thermal (heat) shock is used to start the fermentation process, for others, simple oxidation is sufficient....