Guate travels: Juan
One of the days that we went to Alberto's field he took us to his son Juan's farm to meet his family. They were great and their coffee trees were very well maintained.
Due to the height difference of the trees and Juan's family who picks the cherries. The first picture shows how they work around this issue. They use a rope tied to the tree and pull is down with a hook tied to a stump on the ground. That enables them to get the cherries at the very top of the tree.
The next picture is Juan picking some of his great coffee. 
And the third picture is of his wife.
Their work is a whole family affair, Juan's daughters, wife, and Father (Alberto) all work the fields to produce the wonderful coffee that makes up La Armonia Hermosa.
Due to the height difference of the trees and Juan's family who picks the cherries. The first picture shows how they work around this issue. They use a rope tied to the tree and pull is down with a hook tied to a stump on the ground. That enables them to get the cherries at the very top of the tree.
The next picture is Juan picking some of his great coffee. 
And the third picture is of his wife.Their work is a whole family affair, Juan's daughters, wife, and Father (Alberto) all work the fields to produce the wonderful coffee that makes up La Armonia Hermosa.
Winter Seasonal Drink Competition
Congratulations Jim Lindsay! He is our 2010 Spring Seasonal Drink Competition Winner.
Check out his delicious Marshmallow Mocha Latte on our website. Now this is not your average Mocha... check it out!
Jim Lindsay stated, "The snow and making hot cocoa, with marshmallows, for the kids inspired it, so I know it's perfect for coming in to from being out in the cold weather!"
Home Sweet Home
John, Les, and Jamie are all back from a great trip in Guatemala.
There were so many great things that happened this trip that we will continue to update the blog with new photos and stories from this past month.
The first image is of Demetrio, one of the new farmers of La Armonia Hermosa Coffee. He is showing us his large arabica trees. He has a wide assortment of coffee trees of all ages and an assortment of shade trees. He's great! Incredibly animated, and very passionate about his crop.
The second image is Demetrio walking back from his farm to the path probably carrying about 40 pounds worth of jocote (a tropical fruit) on his back! The incredible part is he is 56 years old and barely broke a sweat!
Also incredible is this path that he and all the other farmers have to walk up with all of their products to go back up to Santa Maria from their farm! Wow... these guys are strong and fit! You didn't want to see us after climbing this hill without anything on our backs.
The last image is John and Les talking with Demetrio about his crop this year and eveything that goes into it. Very exciting!
Next edition: Juan's farm and family
There were so many great things that happened this trip that we will continue to update the blog with new photos and stories from this past month.
The first image is of Demetrio, one of the new farmers of La Armonia Hermosa Coffee. He is showing us his large arabica trees. He has a wide assortment of coffee trees of all ages and an assortment of shade trees. He's great! Incredibly animated, and very passionate about his crop.
The second image is Demetrio walking back from his farm to the path probably carrying about 40 pounds worth of jocote (a tropical fruit) on his back! The incredible part is he is 56 years old and barely broke a sweat!
Also incredible is this path that he and all the other farmers have to walk up with all of their products to go back up to Santa Maria from their farm! Wow... these guys are strong and fit! You didn't want to see us after climbing this hill without anything on our backs.
The last image is John and Les talking with Demetrio about his crop this year and eveything that goes into it. Very exciting!Next edition: Juan's farm and family