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<p><strong>Region:</strong> Santa Barbara</p> <p><strong>Elevation:</strong><span> 1500-1650 masl</span></p> <p><meta charset="utf-8"><strong>About:</strong> <meta charset="utf-8"><span class="TextRun SCXW135945375 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135945375 BCX8">Proud Mary's connection to the Santa Barbara region of Honduras began all the way back in 2012 when we were introduced to a small group of producers situated around the town of Peña Blanca, close to the shores of the stunning Lake </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135945375 BCX8">Yojoa</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135945375 BCX8">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW135945375 BCX8">More than a decade later, that group of producers has grown in number, and our relationships have deepened.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135945375 BCX8"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW135945375 BCX8" lang="EN-AU" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-AU"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135945375 BCX8">In 2018, we noticed that </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135945375 BCX8">these </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135945375 BCX8">producers were doing so well that their production was increasing quicker than we could </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135945375 BCX8">sell it</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135945375 BCX8">. Enter… </span><span class="FindHit SCXW135945375 BCX8">Chi</span><span class="FindHit SCXW135945375 BCX8">co</span><span class="FindHit SCXW135945375 BCX8">s</span><span class="FindHit SCXW135945375 BCX8"> </span><span class="FindHit SCXW135945375 BCX8">B</span><span class="FindHit SCXW135945375 BCX8">u</span><span class="FindHit SCXW135945375 BCX8">e</span><span class="FindHit SCXW135945375 BCX8">n</span><span class="FindHit SCXW135945375 BCX8">o</span><span class="FindHit SCXW135945375 BCX8">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135945375 BCX8"> (Good Guys). </span><span class="FindHit SCXW135945375 BCX8">Chi</span><span class="FindHit SCXW135945375 BCX8">co</span><span class="FindHit SCXW135945375 BCX8">s</span><span class="FindHit SCXW135945375 BCX8"> </span><span class="FindHit SCXW135945375 BCX8">B</span><span class="FindHit SCXW135945375 BCX8">u</span><span class="FindHit SCXW135945375 BCX8">e</span><span class="FindHit SCXW135945375 BCX8">n</span><span class="FindHit SCXW135945375 BCX8">o</span><span class="FindHit SCXW135945375 BCX8">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135945375 BCX8"> is a community blend that we created with our producers in Santa Barbara so we could take more of their coffee. Because this coffee is a blend of several different lots, it scores higher than any of the individual components. It truly is more than the sum of its parts. For the 202</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135945375 BCX8">3</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135945375 BCX8"> harvest, the producers who contributed to this blend are </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135945375 BCX8">Armando Guzman, Javier Fernandez, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135945375 BCX8">Nahun</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135945375 BCX8"> Fernandez, and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135945375 BCX8">Ovidio</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135945375 BCX8"> Gomez. </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}" class="EOP SCXW135945375 BCX8"> </span></p>