Brésil - Cerrado - Maria Vitoria - Semente 1 - Nature - FCCO by Sail

This natural process coffee comes from Fazenda Semente, located in Patrocínio, in the Cerrado Mineiro region of Brazil. It is produced by Maria Vitória's family, who perpetuate a coffee-growing expertise passed down through nine generations. Her grandfather, Edmundo Aguiar, was notably among the pioneers who developed coffee cultivation in this region during the 1970s.

Today, Maria Vitória helps manage the farm alongside her mother, her brother José Lucas, and her sister Eugênia. Together, they are exclusively dedicated to the production of specialty coffees, paying particular attention to variety selection and mastering post-harvest processing steps.

The family is also developing more sustainable farming practices, notably through producing their own organic compost, which reduces the use of chemical fertilizers, and using photovoltaic energy, which covers all the farm's electricity needs.

Located in Patrocínio, in the Cerrado Mineiro region of Brazil, Fazenda Semente is a family Farm spanning 400 hectares dedicated to coffee cultivation. The Aguiar family has been growing coffee for nine generations. In the 1970s, Edmundo Aguiar, grandfather of the current generation, was among the pioneers who developed coffee farming in Cerrado Mineiro.

In 1988, his daughter began developing Fazenda Semente with 22 hectares of coffee trees, while the rest of the Farm was dedicated to dairy farming. Gradually, plantations replaced pastures until the farm became fully dedicated to coffee production in 1997.

Today, the Farm is managed by José Lucas, his mother, and his two sisters, Maria Vitória and Eugênia, with production exclusively dedicated to specialty coffees.

The farm notably cultivates the Catuaí, Topázio, IBC 12, Gaixa, and ISO varieties, selected taking into account their cup quality, productivity, and adaptation to the Terroir. To preserve soil Fertility and reduce the use of chemical fertilizers, Fazenda Semente produces its own organic Compost, uses cover crops, and favors biological fertilizers. It also operates thanks to a photovoltaic installation covering all of its electricity needs.

Certified Organic, Regenagri, and Rainforest Alliance, the farm is also engaged in a Regenerative Rainforest certification process.

After harvest, the coffees are mainly dried on patios. Four mechanical dryers complete the drying process or take over during rainy periods. The farm also features raised drying beds and facilities dedicated to storing and resting the coffees in order to control the various post-harvest stages.