Colombia - Faustino Reyes

I (CJ, co-founder of Futura) had my first opportunity to travel to Colombia 11 years ago in 2014. At this time, La Palma y El Tucan was just beginning to stretch its wings and create partnerships with small producers who were local to the farm and mill. Their now well-established Neighbors and Crops program was just beginning to take shape and I was lucky enough to really get to see the first fruits of all the hard work Felipe, Elisa (also co-founders of Futura) and the La Palma crew had put in to make this project come to life. After walking the farm and touring their incredible wet mill, we had arranged to meet one of the producers, Faustino Reyes from the Neighbors and Crops program on his farm, La Floresta. It is extremely exciting to me on a personal level to circle back all of these years and see Faustino’s name on a bag of Futura Coffee. This coffee not only represents quality in the cup, but exemplifies the grit and dedication it takes to produce coffee in an ever changing clim