{"id":2583,"date":"2024-05-03T09:40:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T14:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/?p=2583"},"modified":"2024-09-10T19:26:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T00:26:23","slug":"carmen-and-rafael-silva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/interviews\/carmen-and-rafael-silva\/","title":{"rendered":"Carmen and Rafael Silva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-position:center top;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.2%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:1000px;--awb-max-height:563px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:56.3%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sTUM7TvkKDQ?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one h3 uppercase\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Carmen and Rafael Silva<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 h6\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Co-owners, Sicafe Coffee<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:4.8%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:4.8%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:1;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three h6 font-supreme\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>Takeaways<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:auto;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2%;--awb-width-medium:auto;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2%;--awb-width-small:auto;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 number-circle\"><p>1<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-flex-grow:1;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:50%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-small:3.84%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3 mobile-h7 no-margin-bottom\"><p>Carmen and Rafael Silva are part of the long legacy of coffee production in the Silva family, which stretches back to the 1870s.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:auto;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2%;--awb-width-medium:auto;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2%;--awb-width-small:auto;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 number-circle\"><p>2<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-flex-grow:1;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:50%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-small:3.84%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5 mobile-h7 no-margin-bottom\"><p>Sicafe Coffee includes six family-owned farms in El Salvador, a mill, and exporting company, all focused on specialty coffee, and they\u2019ve won the Cup of Excellence nine times.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:auto;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2%;--awb-width-medium:auto;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2%;--awb-width-small:auto;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6 number-circle\"><p>3<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-5 fusion_builder_column_inner_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-flex-grow:1;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:50%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-small:3.84%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7 mobile-h7 no-margin-bottom\"><p>Carmen and Rafael say that coffee farming is demanding work, especially because your success often depends on factors outside of your control, particularly the climate.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.2%;--awb-width-medium:60%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.2%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Expertise:<\/strong> coffee agriculture, green coffee exporting, sustainability, coffee processing, coffee roasting, Q-processing<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Coffee insight:<\/strong> While the US has the greatest coffee consumption of any country in the world, it\u2019s only the second highest in consumption per capita; Finland actually takes the top spot in that category!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Coffee fun fact:<\/strong> The Silva family have been coffee producers since the 1870s, and their oldest farm, Finca La Siberia, is one of the most celebrated in the world today.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two h4\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><h2>Carmen and Rafael\u2019s Coffee Origin Story<\/h2><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carmen had worked in several industries, including the airline industry, when she met Rafael Sr., a fifth-generation Salvadoran coffee producer, who introduced her to coffee agriculture for the first time 35 years ago. \u201cHis passion is coffee producing, so it was awesome, because I started going with him to the farm and getting to learn all the different things that you do with the farm,\u201d she recalls. \u201cAnd I was fascinated, really fascinated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When she and Rafael married, Carmen took over daily management of the family business, and together with Rafael Sr., she pursued new avenues for innovation\u2014focusing on high-quality coffees, working directly with clients, and entering their coffees in competitions like Cup of Excellence.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:4.8%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:4.8%;--awb-width-medium:40%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:4.8%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:4.8%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-above awb-imageframe-style-1\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--body_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--body_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--body_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--body_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--body_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--body_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--body_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">Carmen<\/div><\/div><\/div><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"279\" alt=\"Carmen What\u2019s your favorite brewing method? Aeropress What\u2019s your coffee drink of choice? washed Pacamara, Black How many cups of coffee do you drink a day? 5\" title=\"U3 Top 3_Carmen Silva\" src=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/U3-Top-3_Carmen-Silva.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/U3-Top-3_Carmen-Silva.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-2601\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27279%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20279%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27279%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/U3-Top-3_Carmen-Silva-200x62.png 200w, https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/U3-Top-3_Carmen-Silva-400x124.png 400w, https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/U3-Top-3_Carmen-Silva-600x186.png 600w, https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/U3-Top-3_Carmen-Silva-800x248.png 800w, https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/U3-Top-3_Carmen-Silva.png 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-above awb-imageframe-style-2\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--body_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--body_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--body_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--body_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--body_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--body_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--body_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">Rafael<\/div><\/div><\/div><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"279\" alt=\"Rafael What\u2019s your favorite brewing method? Kalita Wave What\u2019s your coffee drink of choice? washed Bourbon, black How many cups of coffee do you drink a day? 15 to 20\" title=\"U3 Top 3_Rafael Silva\" src=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/U3-Top-3_Rafael-Silva.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/U3-Top-3_Rafael-Silva.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-2602\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27279%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20279%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27279%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/U3-Top-3_Rafael-Silva-200x62.png 200w, https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/U3-Top-3_Rafael-Silva-400x124.png 400w, https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/U3-Top-3_Rafael-Silva-600x186.png 600w, https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/U3-Top-3_Rafael-Silva-800x248.png 800w, https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/U3-Top-3_Rafael-Silva.png 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rafael Jr., Carmen\u2019s oldest son, says that while he grew up on his family\u2019s coffee farm, he never envisioned having a career in coffee. After graduating from college and spending several years working in the retail industry, Rafael started to find his way back to coffee. \u201cPeople would come up to me and start talking to me about coffee when they would see me at my desk brewing myself a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/blog\/the-best-pour-over-coffee-makers\/\">Chemex<\/a>\u2026slowly coffee started growing in me,\u201d he says. Eventually, that passion became so strong, he talked to Carmen about joining the family business when the time was right.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two h4\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Carmen and Rafael&#8217;s Current Roles<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Silva family run the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicafesa.com\/awards\">award-winning Sicafe<\/a>, which includes six family-owned farms in El Salvador, a mill, and exporting company, all focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/coffee-shorts\/coffee-tips-fun-facts-from-the-2024-specialty-coffee-expo-in-chicago-2-of-2\/\">specialty coffee<\/a>. In fact, Sicafe\u2019s coffees have won the <a href=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/blog\/coffee-glossary\/\">Cup of Excellence<\/a> an incredible nine times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rafael credits his mother for building the personal bonds that blossom into strong client relationships that are so important to the business\u2019s success. \u201cI think something very important to the success of Sicafe\u2019s sales comes to the relationship she has built with all of our clients,\u201d he says. \u201cShe knows them on a very, very personal level. She knows all their children\u2019s names, their ages, and she remembers them\u2026I think that is very important because, in many cases, it is not a business, a transaction; it is more of a relationship on a personal level, and that\u2019s thanks to Carmen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Rafael came onboard in 2016, he followed in his parents\u2019 footsteps, bringing an innovative spirit to their product offerings, both in terms of varietals and in terms of processing methods, with his parents\u2019 support. Carmen explains, \u201cI know you have to be innovative in this field, and now more so, because the <a href=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/coffee-facts\/\">competition is great all over the world<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two h4\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">What Fuels Carmen &amp; Rafael&#8217;s Work<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carmen and Rafael are proud of the way Sicafe carries on a long family tradition of coffee agriculture. Rafael explains, \u201cOur trajectory in coffee has been very long. All farms, all agricultural techniques, all knowledge has been passed down through the generations. That\u2019s how everything has worked in our family ever since.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two h4\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">What Carmen and Rafael Want Coffee Drinkers to Know<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carmen and Rafael hope more people will recognize that coffee farming\u2014and agriculture in general\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/coffee-shorts\/16-thoughts-from-a-farmers-perspective\/\">is incredibly demanding work<\/a>, especially because your success often depends on factors outside of your control, particularly the climate. \u201cYou don\u2019t know when you\u2019re going to have a drought or going to be having storms or anything,\u201d Carmen explains.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rafael echoes his mother\u2019s point, adding, \u201cIn agriculture, it is very difficult because we have to deal with things that we cannot control. One of the most important things we don\u2019t control is nature. And dealing with nature is very, very tough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both agree that if they could change one thing in the industry, it would be building a system where there\u2019s less risk for producers. \u201cThe producer has 100% of the risk in the value chain,\u201d Rafael explains.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two h4\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">How Carmen and Rafael Cultivates Community through Coffee<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sicafe isn\u2019t just focused on delivering exceptional coffees; they\u2019re also deeply involved in supporting other coffee producers. As part of the processing and exporting arms of the business, Sicafe works with more than 25 producers across El Salvador and actively looks for ways to support those communities in navigating <a href=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/coffee-shorts\/29-advice-always-plan-ahead\/\">the unpredictability of nature<\/a> and of the market. For example, Rafael shares, \u201cTwo years ago, [there were] three large storms\u2026 The entire medical facility fell down, and they asked us to provide the wood to build it back up. So we did that. And everywhere we can, and any way we can, we try to help out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carmen and Rafael say they also value the connections they\u2019ve formed with producers in other coffee-producing countries. Rafael says, \u201cSomething that I\u2019ve loved about having met these producers in other countries is the sharing of experiences. Not only in varieties, but in farming, in processing, in sales. Even though we share very similar things, we also do things very differently at times as well, and learning from them is very important.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three h5\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Where You Can Find Carmen and Rafael<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-15\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sicafe website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicafesa.com\/\">https:\/\/www.sicafesa.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sicafecoffee\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sicafecoffee\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SicafeCoffee\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SicafeCoffee\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/\"><em>U3 Coffee<\/em><\/a><\/span><em style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0exists to create the most meaningful coffee experience for millions of mindful, motivated humans like you. 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