GUATEMALA | La Libertad | Bourbon & Caturra | Washed
by Proud Mary Coffee – Proud Mary Coffee Melbourne
Quick Facts
Origin
Guatemala
Process
Washed
Variety
Bourbon, Caturra
Roast Type
filter
About This Bean
<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW214855828 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW214855828 BCX0" paraeid="{c782b1e3-6ebd-4d7b-9dc7-8d24f2cd9fb4}{221}" paraid="206941229"><span class="TextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW214855828 BCX0">This coffee is produced by the Vides family </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW214855828 BCX0">from</span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW214855828 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW214855828 BCX0">several of </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW214855828 BCX0">their farms located in Huehuetenango.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0">Their coffees are the product of decades of hard work and investment in their farms and the surrounding community. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0">The </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW214855828 BCX0">cherry</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0"> is processed on their wet mill on their farm, Finca La Bolsa. </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}" class="EOP SCXW214855828 BCX0"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW214855828 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW214855828 BCX0" paraeid="{c782b1e3-6ebd-4d7b-9dc7-8d24f2cd9fb4}{239}" paraid="1304093257"><span class="TextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0">Jorge Vides, patriarch of the Vides58 family-owned exporter, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0">purchased</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0"> his first coffee farm, Finca La Bolsa, in 1958. Jorge was the kind of man who poured his heart into everything he did. In addition to cultivating coffee, Jorge also worked </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW214855828 BCX0">fulltime</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0"> as a physician. In the beginning, he saw patients Mondays through Fridays and worked on the farm during all other hours. He later became director of the National Hospital of Huehuetenango, which still bears his name today. </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}" class="EOP SCXW214855828 BCX0"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW214855828 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW214855828 BCX0" paraeid="{c782b1e3-6ebd-4d7b-9dc7-8d24f2cd9fb4}{245}" paraid="361225534"><span class="TextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0">In addition to producing coffee and saving lives through medicine, Jorge founded a school on the farm in 1980. The school, authorized by the National Ministry for Education, is still educating young people in the community today. </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}" class="EOP SCXW214855828 BCX0"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW214855828 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW214855828 BCX0" paraeid="{c782b1e3-6ebd-4d7b-9dc7-8d24f2cd9fb4}{251}" paraid="406805346"><span class="TextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0">In 2001, Jorge and his children and grandchildren decided to transition the farm </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0">towards entirely</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0"> growing specialty coffee. In 2002, coffee from the Vides family won 2</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US"><span data-fontsize="10" class="NormalTextRun Superscript SCXW214855828 BCX0">nd</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0"> place in the Guatemalan Cup of Excellence. </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}" class="EOP SCXW214855828 BCX0"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW214855828 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW214855828 BCX0" paraeid="{a1f6846b-3f11-4560-9bf2-229c79d5f4f9}{6}" paraid="1369536895"><span class="TextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0">The Vides family also </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0">established</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0"> a joint program with Association Coffee Care, an organization dedicated to reducing instances of child labor by offering educational and recreational programs to children aged 2 to 14. </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}" class="EOP SCXW214855828 BCX0"> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW214855828 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW214855828 BCX0" paraeid="{a1f6846b-3f11-4560-9bf2-229c79d5f4f9}{12}" paraid="985583139"><span class="TextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0">Today, their farms are as family-owned as ever. They manage several farms, including Finca La Bolsa, Finca Terrazas and Finca El </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW214855828 BCX0">Sarral</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW214855828 BCX0">.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}" class="EOP SCXW214855828 BCX0"> </span></p> </div> <!---->