Colombia | Yeni Anacona

Region: Santa Clara, San Augustin, Colombia
Variety: Pink Bourbon
Process: Washed
Altitude: 1750 Masl
We Taste: Raspberry, Tangerine, Honey

Yeni Anacona and her partner Wilmer Moncayo manage their 5.5 hectare farm, El Triunfo and grow pink bourbon, gesha, and papayo varieties. Cherries are picked at peak ripeness and left to ferment in bags for 48 hours. The cherries are then depulped and fermented in a tile tank with a little bit of water for an additional 36 hours. The seeds are then processed through an Eco-Washer which uses very little water to clean the seeds. After washing the seeds are drained for 4 hours and then dried on raised beds for 18-22 days.

Yeni and Wilmer both grew up on their respective families' coffee farms. In 2011, Wilmer returned to take over his mother’s farm, and in 2015, Yeni joined him. Together, they worked to restore and improve the farm, even briefly working in the U.S. to fund renovations. Their journey into specialty coffee began in 2017 after they accidentally fermented a batch for longer than usual, which led to a profitable sale. This success inspired them to experiment with new coffee varieties and techniques. Eventually, they were introduced to the Monkaaba project, which has provided them with improved market access to sell coffee under their own names. 

Monkaaba is an initiative aimed at assisting smallholder producers in finding better market access and better prices for their coffees, and helps invest in them to ensure their future success.  The leaders of the Monkaaba group are educating producers on how the supply chain works so that they can better navigate it, while helping them to improve growing, harvesting, and processing techniques. They also host open weekly cuppings to improve producers' ability to evaluate and understand their coffees while they receive feedback from other members. These open dialogues about pricing, quality, and the market are helping to create a more robust community of smallholder farmers in San Augustin, and is rooted in the importance of collaboration. 

Price Breakdown:

Our Total Cost: coming soon
Packaging, labor, and weight loss: coming soon
Green Price: $7.29/lb
FOB Price: coming soon
Farm Gate Price: coming soon

Importer: Semilla

*We roast on Tuesdays and ship the following day; order cutoff is 7:00 am Tuesday morning