Miguel Jeronimo Domingo is nearly the largest farmer working with As Green As It Gets. He has over 7 hectares of land that he has purchased through his hard work over his 58 years.

Miguel began farming coffee when he was 43—relatively late in life for most coffee farmers. His seven children, many of whom are adults, still live and home and handle the farm and small processing plant.

Miguel (second from the right) and part of his family

He manages Bourbon and Caturra coffee as do most of our farmers. He also grows San Ramon and tipica, two unusual heirloom varieties. San Ramon is an extremely large bean, sometimes referred to with names like “elephant ears.” Tipica is the original coffee brought to Guatemala in the 1850's. As both of these varieties are rather low yielders, it is uncommon to find them in modern production. Miguel's farm reached full production 8 years ago, and now manages an annual production of 9 tons of green coffee.  

His main customer has been Nestcafe.  When he joined the co-op three years ago, we helped him find some better wholesale markets. This year, he is exporting to US retail markets for the first time. His co-op's Huehuetenango coffee will be availble online next month. Make sure to check back and place your order!