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History
I was born on January 15th, 1953, in San Isidro Village,
which is located in the municipality of Avecedo, Southern of Huila. I grew
up in a humble family, my grandparents were colonists from other areas of
Huila and came here a long time ago. When I was a child I went to the primary
school of the village, but I couldn't continue studying because, being a
child, I had to start working to help my parents with the house expenses.
When I was 25 years old, I received the first training in coffee, because
my parents were not coffee growers. At that time I began with coffee in
the farm and with some neighborgs we conformed a "friendship group" which
later become the "San Isidro Associative Group", a model for different associations
in Huila. My family is conformed by wife Cecila, we got married 28 years
ago, and we have 6 children and now 11 grandchildren. I am always training
all the members in my family about the good practices in coffee; all the
members of the family are the "familiar enterprise" and we all are honest,
responsible, united and hard worker people.
Environmental Care
There are 2 natural sources of fresh water that are born
in the farm, but there are also two brooks next to the farm: "La Colorada"
and "La Tanguemula". In the area of the farm we are developing a recent
project with the National Center for Coffee Research in Colombia (CENICAFE)
about the migratory birds, thanks to the dense native forest we keep in
the area. We have several principles to keep in our association: Ecosystem
Preservation, Wildlife Protection, Hydric Resources Protection, Good Conditions
for the workers, Integrated Management of the Crops, Integral Management
of Wastes, etc
Coffee Processing Information
We have two harvests in the area, the main one is between
October and December, with 80% of the crop, and the fly crop between May
and June with 20%. We don't use chemical products for fertilizing, we prepare
our organic fertilizer with the organic wastes from the depulping and also
from the house.
Other Statistics:
Soil Type: Franco Arcilloso
Annual Precipitation: 1,700 millimeters
Shade Grown Type: 50% Shade Grown
Water Source: Natural Source
No. Permanent Employees: 3
No. Temporary Employees: 17
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