Cenen bambague was born in Pitalito, he grow up in the little town of Bruselas, his parents very tradicional in coffee. He started with a small farm “Villa Rica” that over some time grow thanks to Flordeli Gomez his wife’s help; also to his children: Leydy Viviana and Geison; who are in high school.

He feels very thankful to the coffee; he could gave them the opportunity to go to the high school, also to the all of the trade and knowledge about the process and the improvement of the quality that he has gotten through institutions like the Coffee Committee with the extension service, to SENA, and the Manuel Mejía Foundation.

Care of the Environment

His quote: “This coffee farm is certified by Rainforest, we take care of the environment, specialty the forest, the natural water of the region, the birds that wake us up every morning with their beautiful signings and give us the motivation to keep working for a sustainable coffee; at the same time we protect the wild animals that cross the fields and the region. We manage in an integral way the coffee pulp and the organic residues that are produce in the farm; those are used later for the fertilization of the vegetable garden and for the coffee nursery. We do activities looking for the preservation and recuperation of the soil; also in rational manner use water.

Process

FERTILIZATION: Applications of chemical fertilizer.

DISEASES AND PLAGUES CONTROL: They use integral control of the field. For “la broca“ they use cultural practices in the picking like RE-RE (Repaso de Recolección) Harvesting Review.

HARVEST CYLE: Semester A 20% and Semester B 80%

SYSTEM PROCESS: Traditional – Washed – Demucilage machine

Other Statistics
Annual Production: N/A (70kg bags)
Soil Type: Clay Soil
Annual Precipitation: 1500 - 2000 mm
Shade: Semi-shade 50%
Water Source: Natural stream
Permanent Workers: 2
Temporary Workers: 8