Plum Runner

This lot of Pacas comes from Margarito’s picturesque farm in the Santa Barbara Mountains, which overlooks Lake Yojoa. In the last two decades, this region has become renowned for its quality in Honduras. Margarito has played a large part in this drive towards quality and has recently focused a lot of energy into his farm. This enthusiasm has motivated us to invest in his farm, and help him to continue to put resources into improving.

I first met Margarito in 2012 and since that time, he has continually improved his farm, his processing and his attention to detail. With the help of the folks of San Vicente, Margarito has greatly expanded his knowledge of farm management, coffee varietals and processing.

Margarito’s production is still very small, but is slowly growing. With his Cup of Excellence funds from 2012, he was able to purchase a small plot of land near his existing farm, in which he planted more Pacas. This coffee started to produce in 2016, and late in 2017 it started to yield a more sizeable harvest, allowing Margarito to grow his production by 30%. In the years since we started with Margarito, his hard work has resulted in an increase in production of 400%.

In 2019, Margarito portioned out some of his land to his two older sons: Kevin and Evin. The two sons are continuing their work with the same dedication as their father, and I have already seen the injection of energy they bring to the team. They are keen to improve the farm practices and introduce organic agriculture to their farms. They have been key to Margarito improving over the past few years, and from what I can see, he has handed the reins over to them.

Every time I visit Margarito, I am touched by his sincere desire to improve and grow as a producer. Margarito is a serious family man, with hopes of providing his children with more than his parents provided for him, a noble goal for a noble man.