Guatemala - Antonio Martinez - Washed

Coffee producer profile from Shared Source Coffee Importers. Rocelio Antonio Martinez Recinos, 41, is a second-generation coffee producer from El Chalum, Huehuetenango, Guatemala. His father, Jorge, began farming coffee in his teens, gradually transitioning from maize, beans, and cattle to coffee as a main crop. Antonio grew up helping in the fields, showing an early interest in coffee cultivation- his father notes that Antonio was the only one of his children who was genuinely interested in going to the coffee fields and picking cherries. After spending years in the United States, he returned to Guatemala and began managing coffee plots alongside his father.Antonio entered specialty coffee with the guidance of one of our long-time producer partners, Ader Recinos, who taught him processing techniques aimed at improving cup quality. (Antonio’s mother is Ader’s grandfather’s niece! They’re friends and family.) Antonio quickly adopted these immediately, applying them both on his own farms