078 Producers
Producers
There is no week without them. These are the producers whose coffee you'll find around the city.
Person no. 01 · Documentary portraitFinca La Golondrina · To be announced
Producer · Featured region · To be announced
Ricardo Cortés Nava
“My father sold cherry to the middleman. It took me nine years to put my own name on the bag.”
Ricardo took over his father's farm in 2014, when leaf rust had wiped out two thirds of the sierra's production and half his neighbors had already switched out of coffee.
- Farm
- Finca La Golondrina
- Origin
- To be announced
- Altitude
- 1,200 – 1,480 m
- Varieties
- Bourbon · Typica · Geisha
- Lot
- 001 · Washed · 3 cafés serve it
In the city this week
MON 26
Opening: the sierra comes to the city5pm · Casa del Pueblo, Regina 27 · Centro · 118 seats
TUE 27
Guest shift: Ricardo Cortés behind the bar8am · Contraluz · Juárez
FRI 30
Blind: washed, honey, natural12pm · Cuervo Blanco · Roma Norte · 1 seat
- 36-02Portrait · provisional
Person no. 02 · Producer
Ismael Radilla Bello
Rancho Nuevo Paraíso · Por anunciar
FRI 30 · 5pm · Guest shift: Ismael Radilla and his naturals
- 36-03Portrait · provisional
Person no. 03 · Producer
Familia Hernández Solano
Finca Tres Cañadas · Por anunciar
THU 29 · 9am · Sierra breakfast
- 36-04Portrait · provisional

Person no. 04 · Producer
Yolanda Bracamontes Ríos
Cafetal Agua Zarca · Por anunciar
THU 29 · 6pm · Twenty-two women growers from the guest region
- 36-05Portrait · provisional

Person no. 05 · Producer
Cooperativa
42 parcelas familiares · Por anunciar
MON 26 · 5pm · Guided cupping: six guest-region lots
- 36-06Portrait · provisional
Person no. 06 · Producer
Melquiades Vinalay Ríos
Finca La Providencia · Por anunciar
WED 28 · 4pm · Fermentation, explained by the person doing it
- 36-07Portrait · provisional

Person no. 07 · Producer
Amparo Santiago Luis
Finca Loma Alta · Oaxaca
SAT 1 · 9am · Producers' market
- 36-08Portrait · provisional
Person no. 08 · Producer
Ernesto Coyotl Mendoza
Finca Niebla Alta · Veracruz
SUN 2 · 12pm · In defense of Mexican varieties
Who has a session, and when
| Person | MON 26 | TUE 27 | WED 28 | THU 29 | FRI 30 | SAT 1 | SUN 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Cortés NavaFinca La Golondrina · Por anunciar | No session that day | No session that day | |||||
| Ismael Radilla BelloRancho Nuevo Paraíso · Por anunciar | No session that day | No session that day | No session that day | ||||
| Familia Hernández SolanoFinca Tres Cañadas · Por anunciar | No session that day | No session that day | No session that day | ||||
| Yolanda Bracamontes RíosCafetal Agua Zarca · Por anunciar | No session that day | No session that day | No session that day | ||||
| Cooperativa42 parcelas familiares · Por anunciar | No session that day | No session that day | No session that day | No session that day | |||
| Melquiades Vinalay RíosFinca La Providencia · Por anunciar | No session that day | No session that day | |||||
| Amparo Santiago LuisFinca Loma Alta · Oaxaca | No session that day | No session that day | No session that day | No session that day | No session that day | No session that day | |
| Ernesto Coyotl MendozaFinca Niebla Alta · Veracruz | No session that day | No session that day | No session that day | No session that day | No session that day |
This table is the programme, not a travel record: a blank day means nobody has a session listed, not that they have gone home.