The Santafé community has been growing coffee since the 1960s. However, until recently, they sold their coffee at minimum market prices to traders in a nearby town. This changed in 2016 when the husband-and-wife team of Carlos Torres Burbano and Angela Patiño Findlay embarked on transforming the town’s coffee. 

Carlos, the son of coffee producers, is endlessly curious about coffee processing, while Angela is trained in coffee quality assessment. Together, along with Counter Culture as a buying partner, they provide on-the-ground technical assistance and in-the-moment quality feedback to farmers. This collaboration has helped growers in Santafé improve their coffee quality, enabling them to earn higher premiums through our purchases.