Guatemala, Finca La Bolsa

In 1995, Maria Elena Vides and her son, Renardo, took over La Bolsa farm, purchased by Maria’s father, Jorge Vides in 1958. In the beginning, Jorge split his time between cultivating the farm and practicing as a medical doctor, slowly building the land into an exceptional farm. In 1984, when specialty coffee was in its infancy, Dr. Vides won the prestigious Outstanding Coffee Grower award; not only did Dr.Vides excel at cultivating coffee, but he was also generous with his resources, starting community initiatives such as a child-care center as well as a program that offers grants to those who work at La Bolsa to continue their education. Continuing her father’s legacy, Maria Elena and Renardo care for four anexos (neighboring properties) to help extended family and have even started an organic farm on a vacant anexo, a process that took 5 years of work.

Need your order ground?

Yes— we can grind it for you! 

Drop us a note at checkout requesting ground coffee, and include your preferred brew method and brew time. 

This will help us dial in the perfect grind size for you.

The coffee is ground on our top of the line Mahlkönig EK43, which produces spectacular grind evenness and helps your coffee extract more fully and consistently.

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Shipping Schedule

We roast on Monday and Tuesday and ship USPS priority. Orders placed after Tuesday will be filled immediately if we have the coffee on hand. Otherwise, your order will be roasted & shipped the following week.