HONDURAS MANOS DE MUJER #1241

Curator's Notes

Farms ran by women, and coffee picked by women — Manos de Mujer supports women in coffee. This coffee is a rare trifecta of: organic farm management; traceable lots to women producers; and stellar post-harvest standards.

Roaster's Notes

Wow! Notes of fig jam, zinfandel and chocolate in cup the perfect delight. Ran by women, and picked by women, lends it the name "Manos de Mujer", meaning hands of women. This natural processed coffee comes from 2 farms owned by Justina Cálix and Gloria Vásquez. Want to support women in coffee? Here is one of those rare opportunities where all that is good about coffee intersect. Simply a trifecta of: organic farm management practices; traceable to women producers in the Marcala region, a protected designation of origin (DENOMINACION DE ORIGEN CAFE DE MARCALA); and a meticulous post-harvest standard of hand sorting cherry, cherry floating to remove less dense and damaged beans, proper fermentation, and long drying times. Finca Humana (the Human Farm) at Café Organico Marcala, S.A. (COMSA), is not just a name, but a concept where the wellbeing of humans is the core objective and educating more than 1,500 producer-members to successfully live in harmony with nature is everywhere. At La Fortaleza, the COMSA biodynamic demonstration farm, the focus of transferring knowledge takes place through week-long seminars called Pata de Chucho (pawprints left by a stray dog), which aptly reveals COMSA’s dogged exploration for human productivity in harmony with nature. The trailblazing ideas for using organic matter to productively cultivate high quality coffee is only a sliver of what COMSA teaches about the power of nature through the Finca Humana philosophy. COMSA dedicates funding from the proceeds of coffee sales to run a cutting edge International school dedicated to filling children’s minds with possibility, and training them to be the future leaders of Finca Humana.