Know Your Joe
- Colombia Huila Monserrate
- Rodolfo Lopez Farm
- La Muralla, Huila, Colombia
| Farm Name | El Jardin |
| Hectares Farmed | 4 |
| # Bags Produced | 6 |
| Farm Altitude | ~1600m |
| Coffee Varietals | Caturra |
| Processing Method | Washed Process |
| Drying Method | Sun-Dried |
| Certifications | none |
The Monserrate community sits atop a ridge in the Cordillera central mountain range in the southwest departmento of Huila. The single paved roas in the village leade sirectly to a large brick church housing the Virgen de Monserrate, a large statue of a black Virgin Mary.
Our importers, Atlas Coffee, have been working with members of a co-op in the Monserrate community since 2005. They have worked with the farmers to better their entire growing and harvest processes. In 2009, a few members of the co-op, Sr. Lopez included (and pictured to the right), decided to offer Producer Lots of their coffee--essentially splitting from the co-op and selling individually.
Because of the size of the individual farms, coffee quality must be kept at a premimum. While none of these farms carry any certifications, they all meet the criteria of Shade Grown and Organic certifications.
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