El Pacayal # 1 - Honduras 2005 Verified listing

History

Ilsias Mejia Palacios is a medium coffee producer that born in Pitaya, San Antonio del Norte, La Paz, Honduras at 1947. He established the first coffee plantation 8 years ago. He graduated for Junior School in the municipality of san Antonio del Norte, La Paz, but he could´t begin the high school because his parents did have any money, so she begin to grow coffee. Quality Practices Coffee is processed through the traditional method, which consist of wet milling and dry in cement platforms. He does cultural practices for weed control, insects control (left over fruits harvest), artisan traps and also pruning for weave renovation. His wet mill has a classification canal in which he separates the first and second quality coffee. The drying process take place on a cement platform and when ready the final grain is packed in new nylon bags and storage adequately.

Environmental Care

All this coffee is shade grown with species like guama, liquidambar and banana he uses artisan traps for pest control. Fertilization All this coffee is shade grown with species like guama, pepeto and banana he uses artisan traps for pest control. Disease and Pest Control Cultural practices and artisan traps for the coffee berry borer ( Hypothenemus hampei ) are done. Harvesting Handpicking of ripe grains of Coffee begins in December and finish in April. This task is performed by skillful men and woman Pulping and Fermentation Ilsias has his own pulping machine and fermentation tanks with classification canals for best separation of coffee types. Drying Cement Platform and solar driers

Other Statistics:

Annual Production: 200 bags
Soil type: Silt loam
Annual precipitation: 1,650 mm
Shade Trees Species: Guama, bananas, liquidambar 
Water Source: Natural water sources from the farm
Number of Permanent Employees: 1
Number of Temporary Employees: 20 - 80