COLOMBIA - El Eden Crecer Fund
Colombia
El Eden Crecer Fund
El Eden is a blend from 18 entrepreneurial farmers in the Armenia, Quindío region of Colombia. The second smallest department in Colombia, there is a high concentration of coffee producers in the area and it is one of the key production areas in the country. La Floresta is the biggest of the contributors to El Eden with a 94 hectare farm, and 80 hectares under coffee.
Coffee when harvested is brought to the Racafe mill in Armenia, where it is sampled, cupped, and graded. The overall blend profile is managed by a separate cupping room facility where consistency and quality are maintained.
Picking from their mainly Castillo and Catimor planted fields, the coffee is typically wet processed the same day as picking and dried on either ‘Casa Elba’ Patios, drying beds either on rails themselves or with a roof that is on rails to protect from weather, or mechanical driers.
Crecer Fund:
Earlier this year we launched the Crecer Program coffees, coffees that are part of Racafe’s grass-roots sustainability program. All these coffees are sourced from our partners Racafe in Colombia. If this is your first time hearing about Crecer, read the article linked herefirst.
The program identifies areas of need and improvement for individual farmers to help them become more sustainable, socially, environmentally and economically. To do this, it supports them in coming up with a long-term plan to make sustainable changes on their farm. However, some of the needs identified require funding, which is where the DRW Crecer Fund comes in.
Chocolate, Hazelnut, Peach, Watermelon.
Whole bean - 200g.
Colombia
El Eden Crecer Fund
El Eden is a blend from 18 entrepreneurial farmers in the Armenia, Quindío region of Colombia. The second smallest department in Colombia, there is a high concentration of coffee producers in the area and it is one of the key production areas in the country. La Floresta is the biggest of the contributors to El Eden with a 94 hectare farm, and 80 hectares under coffee.
Coffee when harvested is brought to the Racafe mill in Armenia, where it is sampled, cupped, and graded. The overall blend profile is managed by a separate cupping room facility where consistency and quality are maintained.
Picking from their mainly Castillo and Catimor planted fields, the coffee is typically wet processed the same day as picking and dried on either ‘Casa Elba’ Patios, drying beds either on rails themselves or with a roof that is on rails to protect from weather, or mechanical driers.
Crecer Fund:
Earlier this year we launched the Crecer Program coffees, coffees that are part of Racafe’s grass-roots sustainability program. All these coffees are sourced from our partners Racafe in Colombia. If this is your first time hearing about Crecer, read the article linked herefirst.
The program identifies areas of need and improvement for individual farmers to help them become more sustainable, socially, environmentally and economically. To do this, it supports them in coming up with a long-term plan to make sustainable changes on their farm. However, some of the needs identified require funding, which is where the DRW Crecer Fund comes in.
Chocolate, Hazelnut, Peach, Watermelon.
Whole bean - 200g.
Colombia
El Eden Crecer Fund
El Eden is a blend from 18 entrepreneurial farmers in the Armenia, Quindío region of Colombia. The second smallest department in Colombia, there is a high concentration of coffee producers in the area and it is one of the key production areas in the country. La Floresta is the biggest of the contributors to El Eden with a 94 hectare farm, and 80 hectares under coffee.
Coffee when harvested is brought to the Racafe mill in Armenia, where it is sampled, cupped, and graded. The overall blend profile is managed by a separate cupping room facility where consistency and quality are maintained.
Picking from their mainly Castillo and Catimor planted fields, the coffee is typically wet processed the same day as picking and dried on either ‘Casa Elba’ Patios, drying beds either on rails themselves or with a roof that is on rails to protect from weather, or mechanical driers.
Crecer Fund:
Earlier this year we launched the Crecer Program coffees, coffees that are part of Racafe’s grass-roots sustainability program. All these coffees are sourced from our partners Racafe in Colombia. If this is your first time hearing about Crecer, read the article linked herefirst.
The program identifies areas of need and improvement for individual farmers to help them become more sustainable, socially, environmentally and economically. To do this, it supports them in coming up with a long-term plan to make sustainable changes on their farm. However, some of the needs identified require funding, which is where the DRW Crecer Fund comes in.
Chocolate, Hazelnut, Peach, Watermelon.
Whole bean - 200g.