I have a little family included by mi youngest daughter Kenia Mendez and one granddaughter who keep me company in my modest farm since the rest of my sons work outside of the community where I live, from the little income that my farm gives to me, in constructing a humble home.

The name of my farm comes from the way that we could establish it given that the most significant accomplishment done here is the hard work of women, my daughters, granddaughters and me.

In my farm we produce an organic quality coffee; we are certificated with OCIA INTERNACIONAL, UTZKAPEH, MAYACERT 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 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 hazardous, 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 (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, only women women do the picking.

Wet Milling:
In the farm we have all the physical structures needed for wet milling, such as the receiving tanks, old pulping machine with a small gasoline engine, fermentation and washing tanks and a sorting canal for selected beans according to their density.

Other Statistics:
Soil Type: Franco Arenosos  
Annual Precipitation: 1200 - 1900  millimeters
Water Source: Natural Source
No. Permanent Employees: 2
No. Temporary Employees: 15