🇨🇴Colombia
Colombia · Nariño
Santafé
Santafé community growers
Counter Culture Coffee
Field Blend· Washed
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🇨🇴Colombia
Santafé community growers
The Santafé community is located in the secluded eastern reaches of Nariño, Colombia, where local growers have been cultivating coffee since the 1960s. Since 2016, the community has partnered with Carlos Torres Burbano and Angela Patiño Findlay to improve coffee quality and processing techniques. This collaboration provides farmers with on-the-ground technical assistance and quality feedback, allowing them to move away from selling at minimum market prices. The resulting coffee is characterized by a big-bodied, syrupy profile with notes of cocoa and black cherry.
History
The Santafé community has grown coffee since the 1960s. Since 2016, Carlos Torres Burbano and Angela Patiño Findlay of Toldopamba, together with Counter Culture as buying partner, have provided technical assistance and immediate quality feedback that helps participating growers improve quality and earn higher premiums.
Published coffees linked to Santafé community growers
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Research sources & verification
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Research last reviewed: 2026-10-09