by Mayra Orellana-Powell | Mar 19, 2019 | Editorial
Editor’s Note: This article was first published in mymarketable.blogspot.com. The article is being republished here with the permission of Liliana Sánchez, founder of MarketAble Trade & Development. Liliana lives in Honduras and helps connect coffee...
by Lowell Powell | Nov 6, 2018 | Coffee Report, News
November has arrived and that means we are finally entering the cold dry season here in Santa Elena. While many parts of Honduras are gearing up for the harvest, we are still a solid two months away from our first pick, which generally starts in the first weeks of...
by The Crown | Aug 22, 2018 | Crown Analysis
Introduction by Chris Kornman The symbiotic relationship between Royal Coffee and the Catracha Coffee Company has flourished over the seasons, and this year is no exception. Individual farmer lots are still available in small quantities, though most of coffees from...
by Chris Kornman | Mar 7, 2018 | News
A few weeks ago, I summarized a Climate Edge report issued by Dr. Peter Baker regarding the meteorological data gathered on Jose Alejandro Solis’s Finca Huixoc. Our friends Lowell and Mayra Orellana-Powell of Catracha Coffee recently installed 7 of the Climate Edge...
by The Crown | Aug 23, 2017 | Crown Analysis
Introduction by Chris Kornman Catracha microlots have returned for the season, and so has Royal’s Marketing and Outreach Director, Mayra Orellana-Powell. She is back in the office with us for a little while after having returned to her hometown in Santa Elena,...
by The Crown | Aug 9, 2017 | Crown Analysis
Introduction by Chris Kornman Catracha microlots have returned for the season, and so has Royal’s Marketing and Outreach Director, Mayra Orellana-Powell. She is back in the office with us for a little while after having returned to her hometown in Santa Elena,...
by Mayra Orellana-Powell | Jul 18, 2017 | Coffee Report, News
Home in Honduras Nearly a year ago, my Royal office space moved to origin. I spent the month of August in Colombia visiting producers in Nariño, Cauca, Huila, and Tolima. In September, I moved home to Honduras. With the power of technology, I am able to continue my...
by Mayra Orellana-Powell | Mar 8, 2017 | Coffee Report, Editorial
Editor’s Note: This is part of a continued series on our commitment to the Catracha Quality Project. We have some coffees available SPOT from this inspiring project. Catch up on all of the articles here. Inspiring Young People The Catracha Community hosted its third...
by Kevin Stark | Oct 26, 2016 | Coffee Report, Editorial, News
We are wrapping up our analysis of the 2016 Catracha Quality Project (CQP). Royal published a lot on this over the last two months, but if you haven’t been following this series, I’d suggest starting here. I’ll summarize a few of our key takeaways below. The team has...
by The Crown | Oct 12, 2016 | Crown Analysis
Introduction by Chris Kornman We’ve already featured a number of remarkable examples of small single-farmer lots from the Catracha Project this season. Royal’s investment and dedication to the project runs deep, and we’re very proud to be a partner with Mayra, Lowell,...
by Lowell Powell | Oct 4, 2016 | Coffee Report, Education & Resources, Origin & Supply Chain Education
We have been observing and collecting data in Santa Elena as part of the Catracha Quality Project to improve upon green coffee processing strategies. (See related Catracha articles here). But once the coffee is ready to ship from Honduras, we cannot ride along in...
