HONDURAS | Ovidio Gomez | Los Gomitos | Pacas | Natural

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About This Bean

<meta charset="utf-8"><span class="TextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-US"><span data-ccp-charstyle-defn='{"ObjectId":"1045e2fe-c38e-4e99-90e6-e1bfa8a95cc9|6","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[469775450,"normaltextrun",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"normaltextrun",335572020,"1",469778324,"Default Paragraph Font"]}' data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" class="NormalTextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9">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 data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" class="NormalTextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9">Yojoa</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" class="NormalTextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9">. More than a decade later, that group of producers has grown in number, and our relationships have deepened. </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" class="NormalTextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9">Ovidio</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" class="NormalTextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9"> “Machete” Gomez was among the members of that initial group. </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" class="NormalTextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9">Ovidio</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" class="NormalTextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9"> is a man of few </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" class="NormalTextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9">words, but</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" class="NormalTextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9"> hidden beneath his gruff exterior (often with a machete in hand), he is a passionate soul who cares deeply for the land and his community.</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" class="NormalTextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9"> </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" class="NormalTextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9">This naturally processed </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" class="NormalTextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9">Pacas</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" class="NormalTextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9"> </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" class="NormalTextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9">i</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" class="NormalTextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9">s from </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" class="NormalTextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9">the first production from </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" class="NormalTextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9">Ovidio’s new farm, Los Gomitos</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" class="NormalTextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9">. When we last visited, He'd only just purchas</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" class="NormalTextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9">ed the farm, and he hadn't quite decide</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" class="NormalTextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9">d</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" class="NormalTextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9"> on a name. </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" class="NormalTextRun SCXW237797862 BCX9">This coffee is loud and juicy, with plenty of fruit notes. </span></span>