Honduras San Isidro Natural | 25 lb | A-4929

Katia Duke's San Isidro farm is found in a dry and dusty area only a fifteen minute drive from the town of Ruinas de Copán in Copán Department, Honduras. The farm has been in Katia's family for generations, producing coffee in the traditional way and selling parchment to local intermediaries. She spent most of her youth on the farm before studying agronomy at the prestigious Zamorano Pan-American Agricultural School in San Antonio de Oriente, Francisco Morazán, Honduras. She had grown up dedicated to following the tradition of her parents and family, but the la roya leaf rust epidemic hit Honduras in 2012, destroying most of the crop that year. This blow to coffee production urged Katia to reassess their approach to farming, and change the way that she and her family would think about coffee. Katia first had to better understand the specialty coffee industry. She took various courses and became a certified barista and roaster. She opened her own coffee shop, where she would roast and s