Douglas Mancía, Finca El Amate

For now, I only own 0.4 hectares of land, but I am determined to buy more as soon as my finances allow.

My father taught me the basics, but he died when I was eleven, so I haven't been able to learn the more complex parts of the job from him, and of course I was too young to be working on the farm every day when he passed away. I was still in school at the time.

But, little by little, I improved my coffee cultivation skills, and now I'm also able to prepare microlots. This is what gives me hope: I want to be able to sell most of my coffees as specialty grade, and that, in turn, will allow me to buy more land.

I'm still very young, so I can make great progress and I'm very flexible in adapting my preparations to the needs of the buyers. Now that I have a better understanding of what consumers want, I'm also able to provide them with what they're looking for.

Let me know if you'd like to start a partnership; I'm looking forward to establishing a long-term collaboration!