PERU ORGANIC SECTOR EL CAMPO JORGE SILVA – 29911 – GrainPro Bags – SPOT RCWHSE

Price $4.81 per pound

Bag Weight 152.58 lbs

Position Spot

Bags 18

Warehouses Oakland

Flavor Profile Pineapple, coconut, brown sugar, chocolate

About this coffee

Grower

Jorge Silva Soberón | Finca La Chirimoya

Altitude

2200 masl

Variety

Bourbon, Yellow Caturra

Soil

Clay minerals

Region

Sector El Campo, Callayuc District , Cutervo Province, Cajamarca, Peru

Process

Fully washed and dried in the sun

Harvest

April - September

Certification

Organic

Coffee Background

In Peru the bulk of coffee production comes from small farms owned and managed by people who follow organic farm management practice attuned to their cultural connection with the land. Producers typically cultivate coffee on just a few acres of land intercropped with shade trees, bananas, corn, and beans. They carefully harvest and sort cherries before depulping, fermenting, washing, and drying the coffee using their own micro-mills. While producers design farm management and post-harvest solutions to fit their needs, they also need a strong alliance to bring their coffee to the international market and earn fair prices. Aroma del Valle, an organization established to assist small producers access the specialty coffee market carries out activities that often go unnoticed but are crucial for small producers. Investments for basic infrastructure needs, like road improvements, establishing local warehouses, and preparing coffee for export are all coordinated through Aroma del Valle. This particular lot comes from Jorge Silva who cultivates coffee on his 10-acre farm called La Chirimoya. Jorge has his own micro-mill where carefully harvested cherries are depulped, fermented for 48 hours and washed to remove the mucilage, and then gently dried on raised beds over a period of 18 days. While Jorge has designed farm management and post-harvest solutions to fit his needs, he also has a strong alliance to bring his coffee to the international market and earn fair prices. With the help of Aroma del Valle, Jorge has been able to pay for his 4 children to attend school, including two who recently graduated with university degrees.