origin stories

Colombia - Luz Helena Salazar
about the producer. Luz Helena is a force to be reckoned with. She first began managing coffee farms over 20 years ago when her husband Jairo Arcila’s farms were struggling and needed a completely new hands-on approach in order to...
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Colombia - Jairo Arcila
about the producer. Jairo Arcila has had a huge influence on specialty coffee in Quindío. He grew up around coffee on his father’s farm, but before he could afford to start his own he managed dry mills for one of...
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Costa Rica - Emmanuel Solis
about the producer. Emmanuel Solis is the fourth generation of a family dedicated to coffee for the last 100 years. He grew up among coffee plantations and has wanted to grow coffee since he was a child. Over time, this...
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Jhon Alvarado Abarca	- Corazón de Jesús
about the producer. Jhon Alvarado Abarca is one of the first producers the nemesis team connected with on our travels when we started roasting. The Alvarado Fonseca family established their micromill Corazón de Jesús in 2015 with a big dream...
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Burundi - Rotheca Project
about the station. Angèle Ciza, was born and raised on a coffee farm in the northern Kirundo region and committed her life to uplifting women in coffee and highlighting the potential of specialty coffee in Burundi. In 1996 she became...
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