Petrona Ramirez is a second-generation coffee producer. who lives with her three children in Huehuetenango. She started farming years ago alongside her husband, but they were hit very hard by the Coffee Leaf Rust Epidemic in Central America. As such, her husband migrated in order to help provide for the family (a story all too common in Central America). Petrona and her children stayed behind and replanted the farm with new coffee plants. Petrona is a member of El Sendero, a cooperative that provides support and information around Concepción Huista to about 650 members. This is the second year we have purchased coffee from Petrona, and we've noticed a marked improvement in cup quality this season.