Andres Cardona
From a 12-year-old coffee worker to a processing innovator, Andres turns his farm into a community hub, uplifting local producers with quality coffee.
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A mentor in Coffee Fermentation
Andres Cardona began working with coffee at the age of 12, but it wasn't until 2018 that he took a specialty coffee course with the Antioquia government, which led him to experiment on his farm. Always eager to move his family forward, he has managed to steadily progress and maintain his processes in an incredible way. Today, his farm is more than just a farm—it's a processing center for other producers in the community, from whom Andres buys the coffee cherries to continue processing. Thanks to this approach, Andres' coffee is now available in over 15 coffee shops in the United States, and he has started teaching other coffee farmers in the region.



La Ilusión
La Ilusión is Andrés’s family farm, a cherished inheritance passed down through generations. Today, his parents call it home, and for years, it has been both their paradise and their livelihood. Nestled in Santa Bárbara, a small town just an hour and a half from Medellín, the farm thrives with coffee plants, chickens, and various birds. Andrés dreams of transforming La Ilusión into a coffee processing facility, providing local farmers with a space to process high-quality, differentiated coffee.
1650 m
4 Hectares & 6 employees
Castillo ,Colombia, Cenicafe 1
October - December
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