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Jose with coffee starts, 2013
Jose's Dreams: Farmer Stories (Jose, Part 3)
"Poverty has been the biggest challenge I’ve had to face in my life, but with time and dedication, I’ve been able to overcome it. I’m now able to grow some... Read more...
Jose Perez Vazquez of Maya Vinic
Daily Life: Farmer Stories (Jose, Part 2)
"Producing high-quality coffee requires a lot of passion, care, enthusiasm and hope, because the process is long. Today we plant coffee trees that we won’t be able to harvest any... Read more...
Growing Organic Coffee in Chenalho, Chiapas, Mexico
Growing Organic Coffee in Chenalho, Chiapas, Mexico
How much does it actually cost to grow organic coffee in the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico? Jose, our long time friend and co-founder of the Maya Vinic cooperative, explains how much... Read more...
The Power of Co-ops: Farmer stories (Jose, Part 1)
The Power of Co-ops: Farmer stories (Jose, Part 1)
“Before the creation of Maya Vinic, I had to deal with middlemen—coyoteros—who would use their own unreliable scales to cheat us out of kilos of coffee. Many told us coffee... Read more...
Jose and Chris in Chiapas, 2013
Meet Jose, Maya Vinic Founder and Farmer
It is for Jose and all those he represents that we strive to share our circular model of business with the larger specialty coffee community, pushing our colleagues and competitors... Read more...