Luis Valencia
“I was introduced to coffee growing through my father when he gave us a small piece of land to grow it on, and over the years I have organised it in my own way, which has paid off for my family – my wife and daughter – and the farm has started to work nicely. I’ve been doing specialty coffees since 2018.”
COUNTRY
Colombia
REGION
Huila, town of Guadalupe, settlement a la Australia
FARM
finca Bella Vista
ALTITUDE
1.570 m
SIZE OF THE FARM
7 ha
ABOUT THE FARM
“Our farm is a three-generation farm, inherited from my father, which has 7 hectares with varieties like Bourbon Sidra, SL28, Gesha, Pink Bourbon, Caturra and regional varieties like Colombia, Castillo tambo.
We have shade and mixed farming using conventional fertilizer and organic fertilization, gradually increasing the proportion of organic fertilization.”
ABOUT THE PROCESSES
We pick the coffee by manual harvesting. Only the ripe beans are processed. We pick green, unripe cherries and black beans to look at – overripe.
The cherries are quickly washed to remove dirt, dirt and heavy deposits.
CO-24-011 Luis Valencia
We pick the coffee by manual harvesting. Only the ripe beans are processed. We pick green, unripe cherries and black beans to look at – overripe.
The cherries are quickly washed to remove dirt, dirt and heavy deposits.
Drain them and then place them in sealed bags and seal them from the air for 84 hours. Take the cherries out and wash them again to remove the leachate and wait for the residual water to drain off, then put them in the oven. The drying time is 20 to 25 days.
