El Portillo Oscuro - Honduras 2005 Verified listing

History

Angel Enrique Sandoval is a coffee producer associated to the COCASAM LTDA. Cooperative. He was born in San Marcos de Colon, Choluteca , Honduras , in 1959. He studied his elementary school in this small town located in the south of Honduras , and then he went to the UNAH University where he got a doctor degree in general medicine, and a Master Degree in Public Health. He is an active coffee producer, and an active member of several social organizations like the Lions Club and the Solidarity Organization for the Development of the South Zone of Honduras . His farm is located on the Botija Mountain which is the largest reserve of forest and wild life in the south of Honduras . There he cultivates organic coffee, and contributes to preserve the nature. Quality Practices The coffee is processed under traditional methods in his wet mill and dried in cement patios. He does not use pesticides, herbicides, or chemical insecticides to control coffee plagues. After the wet mill process, the coffee is cupped in the cupping laboratory of the COCASAM LTDA before exportation

Environmental Care

The Coffee is shade grown and cultivated under an organic program certificated by BIO-LATINA, so this assures the nature protection and care. Fertilization The coffee plantation is fertilized with bocashi, an organic fertilizer, and natural foliation fertilizers. Disease and Pest Control He uses natural and biological pest and disease control Harvesting The harvest starts on January and finishes on April each year. They use women and men hand labor to pick up the coffee. Pulping and Fermentation Angel Enrique has his own wet mill. He has the machinery to process the cherries, ferment tanks and cement patios to dry the parchment coffee. Drying Normally the dry milling is done through an Exporter Company of the Honduran Cooperative System contracted by the COCASAM LTDA.

Other Statistics:

Annual Production: 30 bags
Soil type: Silt loam
Annual precipitation: 1,550 mm
Shade Trees Species: Ingas
Water Source: Natural water sources from the farm
Number of Permanent Employees: 1
Number of Temporary Employees: 10 - 40