Price range: £11.00 through £32.00
ROAST & PROFILE
honduras
REGION
Copán
ALTITUDE
1400M
TASTING NOTES
Caramel, Toffee Apple & Apricot
VARIETAL
Parainema & Lempira
PROCESS
Washed
ROAST LEVEL
About: The NKG BLOOM Program
Diosa De La Tierra (“Goddess of the Earth”) is the culmination of the hard work of 52 women producers in the region of Copán, Western Honduras. They are part of the APROCAN Cooperative and use NKG for global export. Establised in 2015, the program was initially set up to recover 84 Hectares of land destroyed during the rust epidemic- a disease that broke out across coffee plantations in Honduras in 2012, which saw some farmers lose 80% of their total crop.
The program offers producers training in plant nutrition; pest, disease and tissue management; and the preparation of biofertilizers. NKG BLOOM is building on these efforts further, their renovation program now also includes the availability of ECOPIL seedlings and plant varieties resistant to pests and diseases. The new technology, once piloted and approved, is expected to improve producers’ productivity, resilience and ultimately profitability.
About The Producers
Per NKG: “Diosa De La Tierra embodies the determined spirit of women. Women producers — whether because a partner has passed away or migrated, or out of a pure passion for coffee — absolutely seize the opportunities that coffee presents. They rise before dawn to care for children and elders and tend to housekeeping, all before heading to the fields. Women also create opportunities and resources for one another, lend a hand during harvest, offer advice and bring notable attention to the details in their drying and milling.”
“Women have also shown their ability to take a rough patch of land and turn it into a successful coffee farm, in part by planting timber and fruit alongside coffee crops, to increase shade and soil moisture and to encourage microclimates that bring complexity and quality to the cup.” This coffee acknowledges and pays tribute to their work.
Sourced from multiple farms at altitudes between 1100 – 1400masl. They use various drying methods including patios , solar dryers and raised beds.
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