Leonardo Henao
🇨🇴Colombia

Leonardo Henao

Leonardo Henao grows coffee at El Jardín in Los Naranjos, Santa Bárbara, Antioquia. His previous farm, Los Palomos, produced the Chiroso that won the 2020 Colombia Cup of Excellence. Onyx reports that he sold Los Palomos in 2022 and acquired El Jardín in 2024.

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History

Before farming, Henao accumulated experience coordinating small producers for a coffee exporter and studied fermentation at university. He developed Los Palomos as his first farm, sold it in 2022, and returned to production at El Jardín in 2024.

The farmer's day, in pictures

Editorial illustrations of the harvest and farm work our research documented — anonymous figures, never real likenesses.

Leonardo Henao — coffee farmer illustration 1
Leonardo Henao — coffee farmer illustration 2
Leonardo Henao — coffee farmer illustration 3
Coffees by Leonardo Henao