Rudy Garcia | Guatemala

About the Coffee:

Ripe cherries are fermented for 24 hours in closed bags (anaerobic fermentation) before being depulped without water. The seeds are then sealed in bags and left to ferment for an additional 36 hours, at which point they are rinsed and moved to raised covered beds and dried for 13 days. The parchment is stored in sealed plastic bags and in shade until milling.

About the Farmer:

Rudy's father grew coffee when Rudy was a child, and that's how he got started in the world of coffee growing. At 10 years old, Rudy started making seed beds with his brothers to produce small coffee plants that they wrapped in plantain leaves to preserve the soil on the roots so they could take them to neighbors who had land and wanted to start growing. He and his brothers did

not have their own land, so they could only sell the small plants and seeds. When Rudy turned 15, his father inherited them a small piece of land, and that's how he started as a coffee producer. Today he is 60 years old and has been working on his own land for more than 38 years. He has been part of the resistance as an active member for nine years now, they fight against the foreign silver mining company located in San Rafael that has unlawfully taken their ancestral land. In addition to that as a group they take care of the environment and ensure the protection of their natural resources.

In Rudy's words:

“What I am looking for by selling my coffee to Canada is that we as a group carry out the entire process in an ecological way, so as not to pollute the rivers or the environment, but also to obtain a fair price for all the work that the coffee entails.”

By sourcing this coffee, we hope to impact the efforts of Rudy Garcia and his fellow Cafe Colis Resistencia members who are fighting against the silver mining company. They hope that by taking action, as they have been for years, they can prevent further harm to the health and safety of their environment and communities.

Roaster’s Recommendation:

Brew Method - Pour Over, Drip, Immersion

• Ratio of 1:16 | Coffee : Water (by weight)