El Roble 2017 - Perú 2017 Verified listing

Farm Name:  EL ROBLE

Coffee producer:  Mario Jesús Rufasto Zulueta

Farm Story:

The farm is located in the town of Pariamarca to the west of the District of Querocoto, Province of Chota at a height of 2,240 m.s.n.m. At the outset, the land areas were part of the Pariamarca hacienda owned by Mesones Ubillus, after the agrarian reform, took possession of the Rufasto family who started with coffee farming in an empirical way.

In 2010 the Caturra, Típica and Paches varieties were installed, whose first crops were in the year 2013 with 5 qq, the 2014 10 qq., 2015 20 qq and 2016 30 qq.

GENERAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION:

Region: Cajamarca

Year of Harvest:2017

Month of Harvest: From May to October

Name of the Farm: EL ROBLE

Elevation: 2240 masl

Coffee Mill Type: washed

Blooms: Beginning from May to October

CROP TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Type of Soil: Franco, loamy

Temperature / average climate: 21°C

Average rainfall: desde 1600- 1700

Types of shade: Huabas

Shade density: 30%

Crop Conditions: Manual

Flora and Fauna Types Present: Wild, native trees, parrots, squirrels, snakes

Fertilization Methods: Island guano, compost, phosphoric rock.

Applications of herbicides: no

Environmental conservation practices: Water honey

Processing Type: washed

Type of Fermentation: Traditional (cement tanks)