honduras | manos de mujer
i don’t know
why a sun sets
why we wish upon
much smaller stars,
why we soak things in
just to burn them all out – why
did you find me?
how did i find you
right there,
in the nick of time?
i don’t know or at least try
for a “don’t-know” mind,
we will all be made fools
by and by, so i work to be
where i am – not better
or worse than then,
and i sit in the dark now, all night,
watching that same sun
as it climbs toward a new day
to flood us with light
— RK
i don’t know
why a sun sets
why we wish upon
much smaller stars,
why we soak things in
just to burn them all out – why
did you find me?
how did i find you
right there,
in the nick of time?
i don’t know or at least try
for a “don’t-know” mind,
we will all be made fools
by and by, so i work to be
where i am – not better
or worse than then,
and i sit in the dark now, all night,
watching that same sun
as it climbs toward a new day
to flood us with light
— RK
i don’t know
why a sun sets
why we wish upon
much smaller stars,
why we soak things in
just to burn them all out – why
did you find me?
how did i find you
right there,
in the nick of time?
i don’t know or at least try
for a “don’t-know” mind,
we will all be made fools
by and by, so i work to be
where i am – not better
or worse than then,
and i sit in the dark now, all night,
watching that same sun
as it climbs toward a new day
to flood us with light
— RK
region: marcala, la paz
process: washed
masl: 1200-1700
varietal: catuai, icatu, ihcafe 90, and catimor
This offering, imported by Royal Coffee and aptly named to honor the women who collectively grew it in the Marcala region of Honduras, was fostered at the hands of the following producers:
Irma Alicia Garcia
Jahaira Yosely Cardona
Justina Cálix
Enma Dalila Gonzales
María Transito Contreras
Pastora Fredesvinda Garcia
Esther Chávez
Reina Isabel Nolasco
Edil Guillermina Santos
Reina Margarita Gómez
Rosa Marilia Sánchez
Thelma Erasminia Márquez
María Aurora Pérez
Alba Daysi Zelaya
"Manos de Mujer," a group of female producer-members of Café Orgánico Marcala, S.A. (COMSA), was established in September 2013 to improve the living standards of women members who own and operate their farms. These women not only produce coffee but also diversify their farms for sustainable year-round income, cultivating fruit and vegetable gardens and raising chickens, pigs, and cows. At the heart of COMSA’s operations is what they call ‘Finca Humana,’ a philosophy that promotes organic farming and community well-being: “The Human Farm model teaches us that changes must be made first in the person and then in the physical farm, that the most important thing in the production chain is the human being. Because the problem is not in production, in the soil, the problem is our way of thinking and the practices we carry out” (trans. to English, from “Nuestra Filosofía: La Finca Humana”). To learn more about COMSA’s ethos and philosophy in their own words, check out the full linked article.
In the cup, we are tasting almonds, banana bread and devil’s food cake.