Raices Coffee Blog

Meet Nelson: The Farmer Who Made "You Can Do This" His Whole Career

Meet Nelson: The Farmer Who Made "You Can Do Th...

Some coffee stories start with land passed down through generations. Nelson Domínguez's story starts somewhere else entirely: a remote Honduran community where his education ended at sixth grade, and opportunities...

Meet Nelson: The Farmer Who Made "You Can Do Th...

Some coffee stories start with land passed down through generations. Nelson Domínguez's story starts somewhere else entirely: a remote Honduran community where his education ended at sixth grade, and opportunities...

Finca Don Toño's Zero-Waste Cycle: How Luis Herrera Turns Coffee Husks Into Compost

Finca Don Toño's Zero-Waste Cycle: How Luis Her...

Most coffee farms produce more than coffee. They produce waste — pulp, husks, wastewater from processing — and what happens to that waste says a lot about how a farm...

Finca Don Toño's Zero-Waste Cycle: How Luis Her...

Most coffee farms produce more than coffee. They produce waste — pulp, husks, wastewater from processing — and what happens to that waste says a lot about how a farm...

Why We Pay Farmers 25% Above Market Price (And What It Actually Means)

Why We Pay Farmers 25% Above Market Price (And ...

"Direct trade" gets used a lot in specialty coffee. It sounds good on a bag. But what does it actually mean for the person who grew the coffee? At Raíces,...

Why We Pay Farmers 25% Above Market Price (And ...

"Direct trade" gets used a lot in specialty coffee. It sounds good on a bag. But what does it actually mean for the person who grew the coffee? At Raíces,...

Meet Yojana: The Daughter Who Took Over Nacimiento

Meet Yojana: The Daughter Who Took Over Nacimiento

Some coffees are named after a place. Nacimiento is named after a beginning — and today, it belongs to the next generation. The farm started with Alba Marina Parada and...

Meet Yojana: The Daughter Who Took Over Nacimiento

Some coffees are named after a place. Nacimiento is named after a beginning — and today, it belongs to the next generation. The farm started with Alba Marina Parada and...

El Trueno: The One Everyone Orders Twice

El Trueno: The One Everyone Orders Twice

El Trueno is our best seller for a reason. Nelson Domínguez grows Catuai — a blend of red and yellow varieties — at 1,750 meters in Los Planes, Marcala, one...

El Trueno: The One Everyone Orders Twice

El Trueno is our best seller for a reason. Nelson Domínguez grows Catuai — a blend of red and yellow varieties — at 1,750 meters in Los Planes, Marcala, one...

Gracias: The Cleanest Cup in the Batch

Gracias: The Cleanest Cup in the Batch

Some processes are designed to add something to the coffee. Washed processing is designed to take everything else away. Gracias comes from Finca Don Toño, in San Marcos de Caiquín,...

Gracias: The Cleanest Cup in the Batch

Some processes are designed to add something to the coffee. Washed processing is designed to take everything else away. Gracias comes from Finca Don Toño, in San Marcos de Caiquín,...