Ecoagricola 250g

Ecoagricola 250g

Ecoagricola 250g

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We've been buying coffee from Ecoagricola for a couple of years now and always look forward to fresh harvests. Coffee trees were first planted on the farm in 2006 with the first coffee harvested in 2009.  In 2017 the farm was awarded the Cup of Excellence for their natural and pulped natural coffees. This is all the more impressive as Ecoagricola is the only farm producing coffee in the Serra do Cabral region.

Expect floral tones at the front end, tropical flavours of caramelised pineapple and an underlying stone fruit character. 

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Ecoagricola

Our seasonal coffees each come with their own story, which is part of what makes them so special. Here we take a closer look at the producers behind this coffee.

The Farms

The Flanzer family began farming in the Serra do Cabral (in the Chapada de Minas at the north of Minas Gerais) in the 1970s, when Henrique Flanzer – father of Marcelo & Roberto – bought land to engage in forestry projects. For many years, Ecoagricola was almost purely run for forestry. However, in 2000, Marcelo and Roberto (who had taken over management of the farm) began planning for the next 30 years, at which point they decided to diversify. They chose coffee for the great fit with the region: altitude, climate, water & terroir were perfect for coffee production. 

The Facts

Varietal: Yellow Catucaí & Red Catuaí

Processing: Natural

Altitude: 1,100m


Harvesting

Lots are defined by variety and method (natural, pulped natural), and 100% traceability is maintained from the moment the cherry is picked. 

All coffee for nano and micro lots (such as this lot) is selectively hand harvested, and during the harvest season the farm’s work force of 50 doubles to 100 people, all of whom are trained in best practices. 

Special care is taken with natural lots, such as this 100% Red Catuaí lot. After being picked, the coffee is hand sorted to remove any additional underripe or damaged cherries. It is then delivered to raised beds or to the farm’s extensive patios, depending on space and climate at the time. Most lots will finish drying at very low heat in the farm’s mechanical dryers. 

Social and Environmental Responsibility

Ecoagricola is surrounded by areas of permanent preservation. The Reserva da Borralha, which adjoins Ecaogrícola's area, boasts 2,000 hectares of land completely untouched by man and rich with biodiversity. Birds that migrate southwards from North America, stop there to rest and feed and the Concolor Puma roams through the undergrowth. The presence of this rare cat (whose face graces the Ecoagricola Serra do Cabral bags) is a definitive sign that all the food chain is present and preserved. 

Intent on maintaining this special environment, Ecoagricola are members of the board of the Serra do Cabral State Park and contribute actively to their plans and actions. The farm’s sustainable education program was merged with the Park's program, meaning that their message of conservation not only reaches their own employees but also the wider community. They also have a native-species nursery where they cultivate seeds collected around the farm, raise them to seedlings, and then donate them to the Park, neighbours, associations, city councils etc. 

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Our Coffee Broker

For over ten years we have worked closely with Mercanta. They pay a fair price for coffee, empowering the growers they work with. Such is our faith in their commitment to supporting farmers that we now purchase 100% of our coffee through Mercanta.
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