HONDURAS | Nahun Fernandez - La Herencia | Parainema | Natural

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<p><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">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 SCXW5178121 BCX0">Yojoa</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">More than a decade later, that group of producers has grown in number, and our relationships have deepened.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">Nahun</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0"> was one of the first producers we ever started working with. Back then, he grew traditional varieties, and only processed coffees used the </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW5178121 BCX0">washed</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0"> method. Today, he is a processing master and has become a leader in his community by sharing all the techniques he has learnt. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">Because of </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">Nahun’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0"> dedication to both quality and his community</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">, the quality of the coffee produced in the Las Flores community has </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">been steadily </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">improv</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">ing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0"> When we first started working with </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">Nahun</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">, natural processed coffees </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">weren’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0"> a thing in Las Flores. In 2016 the Fernandez family and Proud Mary conducted a little experiment to see what would happen. The result was delicious! </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">What</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0"> started with a single bag of natural</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">ly</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0"> processed coffee </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">has, over the years, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">revolutionized coffee production in and around Las Flores. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">Nahun’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">Natural </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW5178121 BCX0">Parainema</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">is quickly</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0"> becom</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">ing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0"> a mainstay on the menu for us, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">this year’s lot comes from La </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW5178121 BCX0">Herencia</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0"> – </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">Nahun’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0"> farm, separate from the larger family farm, that he </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0">purchased</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW5178121 BCX0"> a few years ago.</span></p>