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Colombia Mesa de los Santos Organic

Label Roasted Greens Origin
Medium
medium
Aroma Citrus and flower essences
Taste Full, dark caramel
Body Consistently well-rounded
Aftertaste Dry, substantial
Organic Icon Organic
Shade Grown Icon Shade Grown
Rainforest Icon Rainforest Alliance
Smithsonian Bird Icon Smithsonian Bird
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The owner of Mesa de los Santos farm is as obsessed with sustainability as he is with quality. The farm is certified Organic, Smithsonian Bird Friendly and Rainforest Alliance, and enlists wasps and over 100 bird species for natural pest control. The result? A bright, sweet brew with lots of citrus and a clean conscience.

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Mesa de los Santos Farm

Mesa de los Santos is an impressive farm replete with environmental certifications.

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Mesa de los Santos Farm, Colombia

Mimi Wysong, Cayuga Street Manager, visited Mesa de los Santos.

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Sustainability
Organic BioLatina Certified Organic
Certifications Smithsonian Migratory Bird Friendly, Rainforest Alliance
Fair Labor Practices School with library serving 320 students; Each of the six families that share the responsibilities of running the farm lives on the land for free; Each of the six families does not pay utilities; Each of the six families is allotted a farming plot on which to grow food
Habitat Preservation In 7 years, reforested from 6.881% shade trees to 43.250% shade trees; every coffee tree on the farm receives a year application of at least 3Kg. of compost; in the green house (vivero) they make an organic tea of steer manure, aro leaves, chachafruto leaves and water. This mixture is applied to the seedling as a foliar, providing vital nutrition to the plants; 119 bird species accounted for and preserved; insects are controlled on the farm by wasps and the resident bird population

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Farm Name Mesa de los Santos
Farmer Osvaldo Acovedo

Terroir
Farm Type Family owned, shared by six families
Farm Size 500 acres
Growing Area 500 acres
Altitude 5,100 feet
Soil Type Volcanic
Shade Type 48 species, including banana trees; banana leaves and trunk are left to decompose on the ground near the coffee trees, providing an excellent source of potassium; as the shade trees drop their leaves a protective mulch is created, conserving the soil, providing nutrients to the coffee tree, and suppressing weed growth without the use of pesticides

Location
City Bucaramanga
Region Santander
Country Colombia
Regional Production 310,000 pounds per year
National Production 11 million bags per year
Production Rank Colombia ranks 2nd in coffee production, 12% of world total

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