Ella Todos Santos

Our latest release out of Guatemala. We suggest this coffee on Filter or as a Single Origin Espresso. 

Female Producers of Guatemala

Tastes Like: Rich Cocoa, Berry Jam, Apricot

Origins: San Martin, HueHueTenango, Guatemala

Process: Washed

In the breathtaking highlands of the San Martin Cuchumatanes, a sisterhood of 276 courageous women coffee farmers has gathered to fight impossible odds.

Meet Todos Santos, a collective known as ‘Mujeres luchando por un mejor futuro’, or Women Fighting for a Better Future. In this remote part of Huehuetenango, many men have left their families to work in the US. The women are left to raise their families, manage their farms, bring in an income.

A decade ago, the women of this community were tired of doing it all alone. Banding together, the community leaders gathered more women unto themselves and began talking solutions. Soon, they had gathered over 200 small producer women, and formed an association to benefit the whole community.

The women are strong forces for change. They're passionate about education, and hungry for knowledge. They support each other with constant ideation, coffee cultivation and processing development, sharing of resources, and accountability. 

Individual smallholder farms are perched on mountainsides between 1700 and 2100 meters above sea level. The climate is cool and often cloudy. The long, temperate season slows cherry maturity, putting the bulk of the coffee harvest between mid February to early May.