Behind The Bean
Behind The Bean
Location: The San Juan del Río Coco municipality of the Madriz department in Nicaragua's mountainous north
Farm: 25 de Marzo Cooperative
Founded: 2008
Varieties: Catuai, Caturra
Altitude: 900-1,200 masl
Process: Washed Method
Drying: Patio Sun Died
Harvest Season: November - March
Cherry Picking...
The cooperative has 49 member ( 15 of whom are women ). Together they cultivate 140 hectares of hand-picked coffee cherries. On top of that, after the initial machine sorting the beans are hand sorted to further remove defects.