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El Padre
History
8 years ago he arrived at San Marcos de Caiquin, a small village from
Azacualpa. When he got there he realized that the place had the appropriate
conditions to cultivate this aromatic grain. He started by buying the land
and he sowed a squared block of farm in 1999. Today he owns 4 blocks of
land and he has a small cattle ranch to sustain his family. He has traded
his coffee using intermediates.
Quality Practices
The Harvest is done by qualified manual labor, neighbors and family
members taught to cut the grain only on its optimum ripening point.
Environmental Care
There is a vast forest overflowing with different species of trees such
as lesquin, pine, rivet, avocado and isgual and other wild species. There
are many wild animals surrounding the farm turning it in a biological highway.
Within the animal species there can be seen: squirrels, deer, tacuazín,
guatusas, rabbits, raccoons, wild cats, lepasil, wild boar, taltuzas, cusucos;
There are also many types of birds such as: cualchocas, quails, sanates,
finches, guarda barrancos , chorchas and others.
Coffee Process Information
Fertilization: Multimineral Metalosato is used once a year.
Disease and Pest Control: The weeds in the property are controlled
by using bulging or Cuma, It makes pepena and repels fruits that remain
in the plant and those that fall to the ground, traps with attractive (feromona)
are used to capture the coffee.
Harvesting: The Harvest is done by qualified manual labor,
neighbors and family members taught to cut the grain only on its optimum
ripening point
Pulping and Fermantation: It is done using a traditional machine
of horizontal cylinder, moved by motor, 2 to 3 hours after the coffee has
been cut, a classifier is used to stop any other material stranger to the
grain from passing. With the climatic conditions of the zone, the process
of fermentation of the grain oscillates between 14-17 hours being left in
its natural form in cement battery.
Drying:It is made immediately after the washing
process is done, he dries it first in the patio of its property and later
he uses solar dryer for 4 to 6 days.
Other Statistics:
Annual Production: 30 bags
Coffee varieties: Catuaí
Type of Soil: Franc
Average Annual Rainfall: 2,000 mm
Type of Shade: Ingas, cedro, Guama
Water Source: Natural water sources from the farm
Permanent Employees: 1
Temporary Employees: 10
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