Ana Andela and Isidro Liz are second generation coffee farmers and the parent’s of Ervin Liz the founder of Native Root Coffee. As soon as they were married at age 16 they started growing coffee and expanding their farm. At just age 17 Isidro and Ana already owned many hectares of just planted coffee trees and by age 30 they were also involved in coffee trading buying and selling several hundred tons of beans from their community. The business however fell down after several years of terribly low prices to the point that in 2010 they completely cut down all their coffee trees and began growing grass for cattle. In 2017 when Ervin started exporting coffee through Native Root their hope was renewed and they planted new coffee trees. Today they contribute about 2 tons of very high end specialty coffees to Native Root’s anual stock. Ana and Isidro are key contributors of knowledge and leadership at Native Root, without their work the company would not be where it is right now.

Julieth is in charge of all the raw material processing: that is threshing, screening, and quality control at the farm. Plus she’s in charge of harvesting.

Jackie is an agronomic engineer and a Colombian coffee federation field technician. She uses her expertise to improve our farms’ crop yield and bean quality!

Ana Andela and Isidro Liz are second generation coffee farmers and the parent’s of Ervin Liz the founder of Native Root Coffee. As soon as they were married at age 16 they started growing coffee and expanding their farm. At just age 17 Isidro and Ana already owned many hectares of just planted coffee trees and by age 30 they were also involved in coffee trading buying and selling several hundred tons of beans from their community. The business however fell down after several years of terribly low prices to the point that in 2010 they completely cut down all their coffee trees and began growing grass for cattle. In 2017 when Ervin started exporting coffee through Native Root their hope was renewed and they planted new coffee trees. Today they contribute about 2 tons of very high end specialty coffees to Native Root’s anual stock. Ana and Isidro are key contributors of knowledge and leadership at Native Root, without their work the company would not be where it is right now.

Nasa indigenous coffee farmers from the Togoima reservation. They produce caturra and castillo coffees. Their farm is located at 1850 masl right on the central Andes mountain chain.

Alirio A. He is a Nasa native coffee farmer from the Pillamu reservation. Currently Alirio is working on his new drying facility as well as learning the processes to get his already amazing coffee at an even higher quality level. Thank you Alirio for your trust and hard work.

Blanca A.! She and her husband Reynel A. produce caturra coffees at the Pillamu indigenous reservation

Luz and Misael Muse. Luz and Misael are from the Nasa indigenous people of Colombia. Their farm is three hours away from the nearest road and it is located on a hill bordered on the north side by a one mile deep cliff.

Alcides is CEO of Native Root Colombia (Nasa company coffee). We cannot tell you how much we appreciate all that he does. You will never see Alcides without a smile! He is a joy to be around!

Alcides helps:
– harvest the coffee
– sort the coffee
– deliver the coffee to Bogota (8 hour drive)
– maintaining business operations
– adhering to Colombian law

Ervin Liz is a third generation coffee farmer and the founder of Native Root Coffee. Ervin was born to a Nasa indigenous family in the south west of Colombia. He was raised at his parents farm learning first hand all the ins and outs of coffee growing. After traveling to Norway and the US to study abroad on a scholarship he decided to dedicate his life to the coffee industry. In 2017 Ervin founded Native Root and began exporting specialty coffee from his indigenous reservation in Cauca, Colombia and selling it roasted to coffee lovers in Minneapolis. From there the company has kept on growing and improving their different processes from coffee growing to roasting and exporting it to many countries. Ervin’s goal is to expand the company’s market share thus helping more of his neighbors by buying all their harvest and paying them more for their product.

Jose Miguel is an experienced entrepreneur with a strong background in marketing, expertise. With over 10 years of industry experience. Passionate about specialty coffee, he is dedicated to promoting social change through fair trade practices. By prioritizing fair payment and equity for coffee farmers, Jose aims to create a sustainable and socially responsible coffee industry.”