| History
I have a little family included by my two sons and my
wife, actually my older son Saul is seven years old and is on first
grade, my other son is two years old and stays at home with my wife to
give me support to work to keep all things at home and at the farm good.
At the farm we produce an organic quality coffee; we
are certificated with OCIA INTERNACIONAL, UTZKAPEH, MAYCERT and the
RAINFOREST ALLIENCE that permits us to work in an organized way such as
keeping register of the crops, diversification, planting of wood trees,
taking care of the animals, improve the way of living of the people who
work in the farm, have better expectations of marketing, we are also
improving our residence.
The farm is located at 20 km from Valle de Angeles, a
touristy town where the best handmade artwork of the country are sold,
and at 45 min of Tegucigalpa, our country’s capital.
Quality Practices
The wet mill processes is done under all the norms of
quality recollecting only the red cherries, immediately after taking the
pulp goes out to the fermentation tanks, then we proceed to wash with
clean water ; applying all the recommended techniques for the zone not
to be hazardous, the beans 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 (conifers).
Coffee Processing Information
Fertilization:
The farm is fertilized organically (Bocashi) twice a year and the leaves
are fertilized with natural products.
Disease and Pest 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.
Wet Milling:
In the farm we have all the physical structures needed for wet milling,
such as the piles where the coffee is expected, the pulp remover,
engine, concrete piles for the fermentation and cleanse of the coffee
and 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: Sandy-Franc
Annual Precipitation: 1,200 - 1,900 millimeters
Water Source: Natural Source
No. Permanent Employees: 2
No. Temporary Employees: 15
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