Raised in a family of strong women in coffee, she runs the business La Patrona with her mother and sisters, whose plantations extend over 15 hectares. Introduced to the coffee culture at her youngest age, Rossana is a pioneer of specialty coffee in her region.

First, she was willing to transform the conventional business of the finca to improve their harvests’ quality. That’s why she turned her interest to the specialty coffee and began planting new varieties on the family land, beginning with a maragogype.

Then, she worked to improve drying methods and spread her knowledge all around her to the other producers of the region. She now leads the microlot production at La Patrona but never forgets to work with the pickers to ensure that only the best, ripe cherries are selected.

Winner of a regional contest in 2014, she has perfected her skills in sensory analysis by getting her Q-Grader certification (we’ll get to this too) in 2017 at the Honduran Institute of Coffee (IHCAFE). Willing to share her knowledge and keep an eye on the quality of the production, there’s now a cupping lab and a roastery close to her farm. Always looking for the best, she is currently working on the transition of the finca to be 100% organic (currently it is already 50%).

Today, La Patrona Torefactora is a family business that can be proud to highlight coffee beans from the crop to the cup as they recently opened a coffee shop close to their lands in El Paraiso !

If you want to know more :

IWCA - Alliance of Women in Coffee in Honduras

https://www.cafelapatronahn.com

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