| History
Farm called El Edén is dedicated since approximately
150 years producing gourmet coffee, being the principal residence in the
zone that has is house structures intact, the mill and some equipment
that is been used the past 150 years for the processes of milling, the
farm is harvested underneath shade; this farm was initiated by Mr.
Abelardo Zelaya an agricultural visionary entrepreneur, the farm has
been inherited for five generations, reports inform that when the coffee
harvesting started in Honduras, this farm had the best quality coffee to
export. This farm is located 4km of Santa Lucia and at 30m min from
Honduras’s capital Tegucigalpa.
Quality Practices
The wet mill processes is done under all the norms of
quality recollecting only the red cherries, immediately after taking the
pulp out dehydrated, after the natural fermentation we proceed to wash
with clean water of the land; applying all the recommended techniques
for the zone not to be hazarded, the crops are dried in solar dryers.
Environmental Care
The farm is located near the National Park La Tigra, where varieties
of species are taken care of; also in the farm there are found some of
these species since there is shade near the crops and its surrounded by
a natural forest.
Coffee Processing Information
Fertilization:
The farm is fertilized organically twice a year and the leaves are
fertilized with natural products.
Disease and Control
The plague and disease control is done with first cultural controls,
then biological, and finally is necessary to fertilize with natural
products.
Harvest:
The harvest starts in December and ends in April every year, women often
do this work.
Wet Milling:
In the farm we have all the physical structures needed for wet milling,
such as the piles where the coffee is received, the pulping machine,its
engine, fermentation tanks, a concrete canal for classifying the coffee,
in firsts, seconds and thirds. Of course this lot is classified in
firsts.
Dry Milling
This coffee is prepared by dry milling, in the farm , the other process
for exportation is done in company that prepares coffee for exportation.
Other Statistics:
Soil Type: Franc-Sands
Annual Precipitation: 1,200 - 1,900 millimeters
Water Source: Natural Source
No. Permanent Employees: 6
No. Temporary Employees: 30
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