Maria Caceres

Description

Impressions: Black raspberry, chocolate cake, strawberries & cream Roast Degree: light-medium (3/5) Country: Honduras Region: El Paraíso, El Paraíso. Farmers: Maria Caceres Varietal: Parainema Process: Washed Import Partner: Semilla This coffee is the first single farmer lot release of the year from Honduras, and is a testament to our growing commitment to support smallholders through Semilla. Maria, who started producing coffee in the 80s, is a third generation farmer. She has worked tirelessly for decades to build quality while also acquiring a little more land. This resulted in coffee being a financially crop for her and her family, and she could show her children that there is a future in coffee farming after all. Recent years have seen low market prices and a huge increase in cost of production, but by focusing on quality and building relationship with international buyers, she still persevered so we can enjoy her delicious crop. Some word from Maria: “I wish to one day welcome buyers and supporters of our coffee into our home, to share a cup of coffee and give them a chance to see our farm and learn more about this generous and rewarding crop.” As a small company, Rabbit Hole has never travelled to meet farmers; it never made much sense. But we truly hope that in the near future, we can meet all the farmers we buy from every year and who are making our business possible.