Edinson Argote - Advanced Chiroso

by Black & White

MEET THE PRODUCER | It almost feels reductive to call Edinson Argote a "passionate young coffee producer," given the amount of barriers he's overcome to earn that moniker. Orphaned at age three, Edinson was raised by his sister until he decided to leave home at age 11 (yes, you read that correctly). For seven years, Edinson found odd jobs to support himself until he could join the army when he turned 18. When he got out of the army at 20 years old, Edinson began working for his cousin at a local coffee buying station in Acevedo, Colombia. It was there that his interest was piqued and his passion for coffee fully realized. In 2018, Edinson and his girlfriend, Luz Angela, took a loan from her father and used it to acquire La Quebradita, a picturesque coffee farm located on the slopes of the Central Mountain Range, in Timaná. Today, La Quebradita is a hub for coffee processing and farmland innovation, experimenting with everything from yeast inoculation to soil care. Edinson has made it h