Torres Family

In the 1950's, Juan Gonzalez and Salvador Torres pioneered coffee production in the rural community of Barranca de Naranjo in Costa Rica’s West Valley. Today the Torres siblings - three sisters and six brothers - continue the legacy on their 12-hectare farm.

The Torres Family processes their cherry at Helsar de Zarcero micro mill, located just up the hill in Llano Bonito de Naranjo. The Helsar mill is deeply rooted in the local community, processing coffee from thirty coffee farming families in the area. To offset their carbon footprint, they plant trees in a local biological reserve and use low-impact Penagos eco-pulper machinery to meticulously process the coffee.

Stumptown was fortunate to begin purchasing this coffee from the Torres family in 2009, and we’ve been proud partners ever since.