Notes: grandma caramels, fig, walnut, raisin, plum

The Farm Story:

Finca Las Ubas – Evelio Martínez Guerrero

Evelio Martínez Guerrero cultivates excellent trinitario cacao in La Unión de Capapan, Catacamas, Olancho, Honduras. Originally from Comayagua, he has lived in this community for 26 years with his wife, Seferina Melgar Sosa, a native of Olancho. They have two adult children, Merlín Evelio (23) and Nurian Daniela (21).

Evelio manages a diversified livelihood typical of smallholders in Olancho. His family farm, Finca Las Ubas, is located at approximately 500 meters above sea level. The property includes 20 manzanas of pastureland with cattle, subsistence plantings of maize and beans, and half a manzana (about 0.35 hectares) of cacao. The cacao plot consists of roughly 300 trees of the Trinitario variety.

The family keeps busy. In addition to farming, Evelio works as a mason and builder, and he and his family run a small business selling secondhand clothing from their home in the central part of their community. The family is well known locally for their hospitality; they prefer not to keep dogs to make their home more welcoming to visitors.

Outside of work, Evelio has a deep appreciation for music, especially English-language classics from artists like the Bee Gees, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Chicago, and Bob Marley. Though he regrets not having learned to play an instrument, he continues to value music as an important part of community and church life.

Ingredients:
75% single farm traceable Cacao, 25% organic cane sugar