This farm borders two departments: Sonsonate and Santa Ana, corresponding to the western area of El Salvador in the Apaneca – Ilamatepec region; considered one of the best farms in El Salvador, it is located at the base of the Santa Ana Volcano, which erupted in 2005. The eruption spewed a large number of ashes that was transformed into natural fertilizer. Ashes are very acidic and combined with any other fertilizer can poison the plant and kill it. Since the eruption 19 years ago, the farm has been worked and certified as 100% organic. Additionally, due to its social and environmental conditions, it has been certified as a Rainforest.
This coffee is produced border with the National Park “Los Volcanes” and Cerro Verde, downhill Santa Ana volcano; the soil is clay – sandy, rich in minerals and organic materia. This farm is located an altitude around 1,675 masl. The farm management is between April – November/December and the flowering season it can last between May to June. This farm is certified organic and for Rainforest Alliance.
The harvest time starts in January and finishes in April and we have approximately 700 tonnes per year of coffee cherry (1,800 bags of 69 kg of green coffee). About the processing of Tabi varietal, this coffee is picked, fermented in a natural way into tanks per 8 hours (with clean well water), depulped and washed; after that, goes to the warehouse to take some rest for some weeks and then goes to CUZCACHAPA mill to the final processing till exported.
