Colombia Sandra Patricia Gomez

Notes of cranberry, mango, brown sugar. This lot from Sandra Patricia Gomez is a new one for us, and this castillo and colombia mix is grown on her super tiny 1 hectare farm at 1910MASL just outside of the town of Buesaco, Nariño. We buy a ton of coffee from this region and it's known for its dense forests, high elevations and exceptional coffees. Sandra is from the Juanambú area of Buesaco, Nariño. In 2010, she turned to coffee as a way to support her widowed mother and sick aunt, and it has become the foundation for her personal and professional transformation. Sandra often credits coffee as opening doors that allowed her to develop as an empowered woman. Before coffee, Sandra describes herself as a homemaker with little independence or opportunity. She had no formal education in coffee, few social connections, and limited financial autonomy. At the time, her husband worked construction jobs, and the family had little money to invest. Despite skepticism from both her husband and others around her- especially because she was a woman entering coffee production- Sandra pushed forward, and secured a bank loan to plant her first castillo trees on abandoned family land that belonged to her aunt. In 2017, she discovered specialty coffee programs, and sold her coffee at nearly double the local market price. Over the years, Sandra has progressed significantly. She’s taken out multiple loans to expand and improve her infrastructure, including additional planting, building her own wet mill in 2021, and installing drying beds on her farm in 2025, all of which have helped her to improve both the quality of her coffee, and her independence as a coffee producer. She is deeply proud that her coffee is exported under her own name and grateful that roasters recognize the work, sacrifice, and determination behind it. This is a primary example of the types of individuals that LVC and our sourcing parter, Shared Source, chooses to work alongside with. Sandra is a female producer with consistently excellent lots, & increasing her quality every year. We're super grateful to have been able to purchase this super small and limited lot, and we think it's a stunner!! Varietals: Castillo & Colombia Region: Buesaco, Nariño Altitude: 1910 MASL Processing: Washed