• Cultivar: Geisha Lot #9334
• Flavor Notes: Jasmine, peach, honey
• Producer: Ricardo Koyner
• Farm: Silvia Marina Kotowa
• Country: Panama
• Region: El Salto
• Process: Natural
• Pack: 100g

Origin

Acquired in 2017, the land bore the marks of years of intensive onion and potato farming — its soil stripped of nutrients, its ecosystem severely degraded. From the outset, the Kotowa team committed to a long-term regeneration journey, launching a seven-year project to restore soil health and biodiversity. They began by reintroducing tall native canopy trees and planting low-shade tree lines to rebuild the microclimate. Slowly, moisture returned to the soil. Then came the birds — once absent, now nesting — and wildlife began to make its way back. Life was returning.

After seven years of patient recovery, the land gave its first sign of renewal: coffee flowering in 2024, followed by the very first full harvest in 2025.

The farm was named Silvia Marina, in honor of the second generation of Kotowa — Ricardo’s mother, who lovingly cared for her father’s coffee plantation after his passing. Her legacy of resilience and dedication continues to inspire everything they do.