Sara Tobón

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A biomedical engineer turned coffee producer, Sara is transforming her family’s farm into a specialty coffee haven with precision and passion.

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Continuing her fathers' coffee legacy

Sara Tobon is a great example of dedication and passion for coffee. While working as a biomedical engineer in Medellin, she also spends her weekends visiting her farm and working as a coffee grower. Since she was young, her grandfather and father taught her all about coffee and she helped them with different processes on the coffee plantations.

Currently, Sara works with her sister and boyfriend, who knows a lot about coffee and farming, to make specialty coffees. Through her coffee, Sara Tobon wants to show the hard work of coffee growers and raise awareness about the importance of agriculture in our country.

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About the farm

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Sara's farm is, quite literally, a gold mine—her house was built beneath an actual gold mine. Her father saw potential in the land and decided to plant coffee trees, as the region is known for large-scale coffee production. With efficiency in mind, he designed the processing infrastructure to be as simple and streamlined as possible, ensuring easy handling and fast processing. Now, Sara, his eldest daughter, wants to take over the farm. However, her biggest challenge lies in transforming this large-scale operation into a specialty coffee and micro-lot processing facility, all while working with the existing tools and infrastructure.

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