The Metro-Blog

Most specialty coffee from Kenya is sourced from smallholder producers who drop off their harvested cherry to co-ops where their coffee is combined with that of other producers in the region to create a lot. This lot was sourced from the Kibirigwi Farmers’ Co-operative Society (FCS) located in Kenya’s Kirinyaga County, a region known for its great coffee. The co-op has nine ...

One of the only certified organic farms in Costa Rica, Las Lajas is located outside the town of Sabanilla in central Costa Rica. The owners, Francisca and Oscar Chacón, are third generation coffee producers known for their attention to detail in every step of production, most notably, their processing procedures. The 38 hectares of land are split into several sections that h...

One of the only certified organic farms in Costa Rica, Las Lajas is located outside the town of Sabanilla in central Costa Rica. The owners, Francisca and Oscar Chacón, are third generation coffee producers known for their attention to detail in every step of production, most notably, their processing procedures. The 38 hectares of land are split into several sections that h...

This lot is from Cerro de Jesus or Jesus Mountain Farm which lies on the second highest peak in Nicaragua. The farm is about 700 hectares in size, 400 of which is set aside for forest reserve. In the last year, Jesus Mountain Farm began working with Cafetos de Segovia, a micro-mill and export company in the region run by the Albir sisters (Martha and Ana) who, aside from ten...

Andrés Giraldo is a small farm coffee producer from the Urrao region of Antioquia, Colombia. For most of his life, Andrés worked as a picker on various farms throughout the region before buying his own two hectare parcel at the age of 30. Working with his father-in-law Herlindo Sepulveda and other small farms in the region, Andrés produces award-winning microlots while also ...

For many years, Mexico was overlooked as a reputable and dependable source for Specialty Coffee-grade offerings. Things began to change 10-15 years ago with importers, roasters, and green buyers spending more time and money travelling to and working with the farmers to take advantage of Mexico’s perfect climate, altitude, and varietals already being produced. The Comon Yaj N...