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A few words about Fernandez Santa Cruz

Fernandez Santa Cruz is a 33-year-old producer in Jaen region. He lives alone and has been immersed in coffee growing since his earliest childhood because his parents were also producers. He cultivates on his farm, located at 1846 meters above sea level, the varieties caturra, costa rica and typica. He has inherited his knowledge in production from his parents, harvest, process, drying methods, they have passed everything on to him. He takes particular care of each variety, he controls the fermentation time and washing process in order to obtain a qualitative cup targeting 86+. This cup quality did not happen overnight, he experimented different processes to improve each defect and he was able to capitalize on the aids provided by the COOPAGRO cooperative and by neighboring producers. Earn a living with his production is not easy, even more when you live alone. You have to employ seasonal workers for each harvest. Neighboring families sometimes come to give a hand during peak harvest periods. He thanks his land, which offers him a beautiful production terroir. His goal is to continue to improve the quality of his cups.

Coffees of Fernandez Santa Cruz