Inspired by our time spent living in South America my wife Fiona and I set up an artisan coffee roasting business in 2011. To research how coffee is produced and ensure that we are ethically sourcing our green beans I visited three farms with the specialist coffee merchants Mercanta. It was a great opportunity to meet the owners and gain a deeper understanding of a business that is central to the lives of so many in Guatemala. These photos, taken for Mercanta, are from Finca San Francisco Tecaumburro, Finca Santa Clara and Finca La Perla. Check out our coffee at the Glenlyon Coffee Roasters.
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Guatemalan Coffee Farms
1 San fran tec-201111-jgrant-34 Bernadino Navas, Manager of Finca San Francisco Tecuamburro 
2 San fran tec-201111-jgrant-05 Worker’s children at the Finca San Francisco Tecaumburro 
3 San fran tec-201111-jgrant-06 Washing facilities at the Finca San Francisco Tecaumburro 
4 San fran tec-201111-jgrant-13 Owner of Finca San Francisco Tecaumburro Sergio Barillas and his son Sergio jnr on the veranda of their house 
5 San fran tec-201111-jgrant-04 Owner Sergio Barillas samples Volcano Tecuamburro’s water 
6 San fran tec-201111-jgrant-21 Sergio jnr and Bernadino Navas, Manager of Finca San Francisco Tecuamburro 
7 San fran tec-201111-jgrant-32 Coffee nursery at Finca San Francisco Tecaumburro 
8 San fran tec-201111-jgrant-25 Drying Coffee at Finca San Francisco Tecuamburro 
9 Santa clara-201111-jgrant-18 Volcano ‘El Agua,’ Antigua 
10 Santa clara-201111-jgrant-01 Antigua Town 
11 Santa clara-201111-jgrant-06 Coffee plantation, Finca Santa Clara 
12 Santa clara-201111-jgrant-08 Shade grown coffee, Finca Santa Clara 
13 La perla-201111-jgrant-33 Coffee beans, Finca Santa Clara 
14 Santa clara-201111-jgrant-24 Finca Sant Clara 
15 La perla-201111-jgrant-66 Finca La Perla 
16 La perla-201111-jgrant-31 Picking coffee, Finca La Perla 
17 La perla-201111-jgrant-07 Coffee worker, Finca La Perla 
18 La perla-201111-jgrant-08 Coffee worker, Finca La Perla 
19 La perla-201111-jgrant-48 Pulping machine, Finca La Perla 
20 La perla-201111-jgrant-51 Sund dried coffee, Finca la Perla 
21 La perla-201111-jgrant-56 1 Spreading coffee, Finca La Perla 
22 La perla-201111-jgrant-49 Making tortillas by hand, Finca La Perla 
23 La perla-201111-jgrant-17 Finca La Perla 
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