We were patient when we acquired our farms, we always take care that the conditions are the best for the most sophisticated varieties we plan to grow, the volcanic minerals, the vast organic material of the soil, the lack of wind and the accessibility of our farms allowed us to achieve this goal.
Our company is aware of the social and environmental problems, these two aspects are important for us, we contribute as a source of employment helping 900 families in the area. Also, we adopted friendly environmental practices, we don’t use chemicals, like herbicides that can damage the soil, we built bench terraces and filtrations pits avoid the erosion and conserve the water, these practices allowed us to obtain the C.A.F.E Practice Certificate.
Los Naranjos
Location: Cantón Los Naranjos, Sonsonate.
Height From: 4,757 fasl to 5,577 fasl
Capacity: 38 hectares
Varieties:
• 20% Pacas
• 10% Pacamara
• 10% Red Bourbon
• 10% Geisha
• 50% Catimor
Los Naranjos farm is a pride for this company, it has been the school to develop a broad knowledge about coffee growing but most important it helped the company to recognize the importance of sustainability practices. The greatest satisfaction that the farm has is the sense of belonging that it has acquired from the community, generating sources of employment, helping with the schools and collaborating with the access of drinking water, benefiting more than 80 families in the area. Our sustainable agriculture practices opened us the opportunity to get the C.A.F.E Practice certification, but more importantly, it allows us to be an example company of sustainable practices.
The farm has a soil rich in volcanic minerals and organic matter with a canopy of trees that provides a variety of shades, located in the middle of the two hills the "Pilón" and "El Águila"; This area provides a wide variety of microclimates appropriate for a wide variety of coffee trees. This was the first farm acquired by the company with the greatest productive capacity, currently mostly with the Catimor variety due to the demands of some buyers; Nevertheless, over the years it has been reduced with the purpose of introducing more varieties, taking advantage of the large number of features that the farm has
Noruega
Location: Apaneca, Ahuachapán.
Height From: 4,593 fasl to 5,751 fasl
Capacity: 31 hectares
Varieties:
• 55% Red Bourbon
• 30% Pacamara
• 5% Orange Bourbon
• 5% Kenya (SL28)
• 5% Geisha
The Noruega farm, has an excellent accessibility, just five minutes from the town of Apaneca (a place known for its tourist activity), generating sources of employment and benefiting many families in the area. The farm has an extensive biodiversity. The company invested in solar panels for the protection of the environment in this way we provide energy-conserving the environment and benefiting one of our collaborators and his family. Another virtue of the farm is that in a short displacement, the heights can vary from 4,757 fasl to 5,413 fasl, having a variety of microclimates, this has allowed us to widely diversify our varieties. The soil rich in organic matter, the high moisture retention capacity and the diverse amount of shade has greatly benefited the development of the coffee tree.
Ethiopia
Location: Cerro Ilamatepec, Santa Ana.
Height From: 6,069 fasl to 6,712 fasl
Capacity: 31 hectares
Varieties:
• 75% Geisha
• 25% Kenya (SL28)
Ethiopia farm, located in a mountainous area, has an impressive natural beauty, it is common to find a variety of trees; also, it's home of many animal species such as toucans, deer, armadillos, among others. Due to its great biodiversity, friendly practices with the environment have been adopted, when growing coffee starts, such as soil conservation, making use of utensils, such as machetes, for the control of the weeds instead of the use of chemicals like herbicides. Also, the construction of bench terraces and filtration pits, to avoid erosion, conserving soil and water. The rich volcanic soil, the high content of organic minerals, the microclimates, the lack of wind and the height have allowed us to develop the cultivation of boutique coffee varieties such as Geisha and Kenya (SL28).
Los Angeles
Location:Apaneca, Ahuachapán
Height From: : 4,527 fasl
Capacity: 16 hectares
Varieties:
100% Pacamara
Los Angeles farm is located a few minutes from the town of Apaneca. It has a loam soil, its land is totally flat, so it lacks the possibility of erosion or another type of related loss; In addition, it has a large content of organic matter with a large amount of shade and ideal microclimates for the Pacamara coffee tree.
El Zapote y la Fé
Location:Chalchuapa, Santa Ana
Height From: 4,265 fasl
Capacity: 16 hectares
Varieties:
100% Red Bourbon
Los Angeles farm is located a few minutes from the town of Apaneca. It has a loam soil, its land is totally flat, so it lacks the possibility of erosion or another type of related loss; In addition, it has a large content of organic matter with a large amount of shade and ideal microclimates for the Pacamara coffee tree.