Costa Rica San Jorge

Coopeagri: About

Coopeagri are Costa Rica’s largest farmer Cooperative. They were founded in 1962 to help increase production and market access for small – medium sized farmers. As of today, they have more than 10,000 members. The Cooperative prioritise the wellbeing of their farming communities, they’ve recently built medical facilities and a local café to showcase the coffees their members produce.

They also provide ongoing in-depth agronomy support. Producing organic fertilisers that can be accessed by all members, this helps them to maintain organic and ecologically healthy farms.

Cultivation, Harvest & Post Harvest:

The Brunca region is marked by mountainous terrain and volcanic soil, this provides the ideal climate to grow sweet, dense beans. Farmers selectively handpick cherry and deliver it to a nearby wet mill. The mill follows processing methods that are designed to carefully protect the environment from degradation. In Costa Rica, this typically means using centrifugal force to remove mucilage, in lieu of fermenting. This method helps reduce water use and limit the amount of excess nutrients in water runoff from the mill. Parchment is washed and sundried.

Coffee In Costa Rica: About

Thanks to tireless innovations, the sheer number of coffee varieties, extensive technical knowledge and attention to coffee production, Costa Rica is one of the most advanced coffee producing countries in Central America. Costa Rica has also become a world leader in traceability and sustainability in coffee production. Ninety percent of the country’s 50,000 coffee farmers are smallholders, and today, many deliver their cherry to boutique micro-mills that often process cherries according to producer specs to retain single-lot or single-farm qualities.