Fadiva: Angie, Marlen, Mayra and Allen Vargas
Bean Voyage: Womxn-Powered Coffee
- 17 sales on Algrano
- 3 Avg. orders per roaster
- 8 Roaster relationships
- Origin
- Costa Rica
- Producer
- Bean Voyage: Womxn-Powered Coffee
- Variety
- caturra, catuai
- Process type
- Semi-Washed
- Altitude range
- 1600m - 1600m
- Harvest period
- February, 2020 - February, 2020
- Seller's cupping score (SCA)
-
83.75
points
Updated April, 2020
- ID
- CR-51-202002
"The Fadiva sisters, Angie, Mayra, and Marlen are exemplary entrepreneurs in the community of Los Santos.
Their family mill, Fadiva - newly named to mean Family of Vargas y Diaz (their last names) - was the first micro-mill in the region. They were founded in 1905 and grew rapidly until they faced financial challenges which led to the collapse of the mill. They said the banks didn't understand the coffee cycle (the income coming in during a very short period a year), and it posed challenges as they strived to grow their business. Then the brother, Allan and his wife, Angie, as well as the sisters, Mayra and Marlen, saw the opportunity 7 years ago. They rebranded and started the mill to become what it is today. Their farm and mill located from 1450m to 1800 masl produce and process some of the most notable coffees in the region. The sisters, additionally, saw the slowly but steadily growing domestic consumption and saw the opportunity. It led them to experiment with various recipes in their home kitchens - from coffee liquor to coffee butter and jam. Then, about 3 years ago, they nailed the recipes! Their products started gaining popularity among locals as they participated in different markets telling the world about their unique products. And last year, a big account - Walmart in Costa Rica - decided to have the products of the sisters in their stores across the country! The sisters, in every account, has so many new dreams and ideas. “We have learned to brew filter coffees and operate espresso machine because we dream to also run our coffee shop sustainably in the future” say the sisters. And we do not doubt that they will be able to do it!"
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“As much as we were involved in coffee production and processing, I felt like it was still very male-dominated. We loved coffee and still do, and wanted to do something with it. That is when it rang the bell in my head. I could combine my passion for cooking and experimenting, and the coffee!” says Angie.
