Darwin Flores, always had a passion for coffee. He spent time after school growing his coffee when he was 13 years old, still finishing 6th grade. At a young age, he already had 150 plants. Back then, Darwin used to feel he was playing a game trying to be a big man, but the truth is, it was starting to be more than just a game, he really enjoyed caring for his plants and seeing them grow. So, after the years passed, he learned to work hard, and with the best effort, he began to see the fruits of his labour. Little by little, new opportunities came, allowing Flores to plant 2,700 more coffee trees in 2017. Now, his farm has a total of 3,850 coffee plants.
ORIGIN
Pozo Negro, Masaguara, Intibuca, Honduras
This coffee is one from a group of 60 producers in the community of Pozo Negro, located in the municipality of Masaguara in Intibuca. These producers have organised themselves into a group who come together to learn and share knowledge. They elect a chairman every year who, for several years running, has been Wilmer Alexis Grau Montoya. As Joanne met with this group and heard from the producers themselves, their shared respect for Wilmer was clear. They hold regular meetings, to organise themselves and their production and to support each other in improving the quality of their coffee.
This group of producers is making an enormous effort, and reinvesting in their infrastructure on their wet mills, drying facilities and back into their production. This is an exciting development, as it allows for greater traceability and separation of high quality micro-lots, and is by no means ordinary for Honduran coffee producers.
