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The 2018-2019 harvest looks good

7/13/2018

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The beans are already rather big and healthy, suggesting a good harvest.
Some red grains are already appearing, confirming the precocity of the harvest due to the rains that occurred at the beginning of March whereas in a "normal" year, it does not rain until mid-April or even the end of April.
From mid-September, it will be necessary to pass in the plantation to harvest the very early grains. The harvest itself should be in full swing by the end of September
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The coffee of the 2017-2018 harvest is arrived

7/12/2018

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... after many adventures. It was stored in Antwerp for several weeks because it left Costa Rica with delivery address in Sweden: the Costa Rican carrier, common mistake among our friends in Central America, has confused Switzerland and Sweden!
To complete the picture, the company that had transferred the coffee from the previous year from Antwerp to Zurich went bankrupt. It took time for the company that replaces it to put things back on track and allow us to recover our coffee ... twice because we were first delivered two pallets, the third having been forgotten during the first delivery.
The coffee of the 2017-2018 harvest is already on sale in Costa Rica. It will go on sale in Switzerland and France in late August after we have tested different roasts.
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Our coffee in flowers (4-7 March 2018)

3/11/2018

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Organic ?

11/1/2016

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About the difficulty of organic farming in the tropics

Following the purchase, in 2012, of a coffee tree planted land, since then named Finca Aracari, one of our first wishes was a transition to organic growing. With no experience in coffee cultivation, we asked an agricultural engineer for advice. With benevolent mockery, he clearly gave us his opinion that this was not possible in a tropical climate.
We were, of course, not content with just this first opinion and  sought advice from organic producers in various regions of Costa Rica.  During the 2012-2013 harvest, the coffee Rust epidemic greatly reduced yields in all Central America. Organic producers were obviously particularly affected and many of them, whom we met between 2013 and 2015,  discouraged us to convert to organic growing in view of the difficulties they had encountered.
Beside Rust, another particular point has dampened our determination to switch to organic growing : the important presence in the area of ​​"Terciopelo" (Bothrops asper), an especially dangerous snake,  because, unlike most snakes, it does not run away at the approach of humans.  Furthermore, the tall grass around the coffe trees offers it shelter, and, especially during harvest time when most of the work is done, though we use mechanic brush cutters to cut the grass, the gatherers are at great risk of being bitten if we do not also use some herbicide.
This same problem arises, when considering the parallel growth of vegetable around the coffee trees, to increase the nitrogen input which is necessary to insure enough yield of the coffee trees.  The vegetables, as the grass, also harbour the snakes and again present a work hazard for the gatherers.
It therefore seems difficult, in the future, to meet all the constraints related to organic production. We nevertheless hope to limit the use of pesticides as much as possible and by introducing the Rust resistant variety « obata » gradually over a period of 3 to 4 years, which should greatly reduce chemical treatments.

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