Brazil Dry Process São Joaquim Farm

Fazenda São Joaquim is operated by Jose Renno Moreira and Gustavo Moraira, who are the fourth generation growing coffee on this land. Through the years they've expanded their land to include 500 hectares along a 7km stretch, which is quite long! Of this, 150 hectares are planted in coffee. We had the pleasure of visiting the farm last August, and were impressed by their approach to farm management, and technical efficiencies they're implementing onsite. For one, they use a lot of organic inputs for plant fertilization. They have meters plotted throughout the farm that are used to gauge changes in weather that might affect how much nutrition the plants need. They also rely on 100% solar power for farm production and processing, and even power some of the houses with the excess power that's generated. Their farm spans an altitude range of 850 to 1150 meters above sea level, and is planted in Mundo Nova, Yellow Catuai, Icatu, and Arara. They also hold RFA, 3A, and Cafe Practices certifications, though this lot was not purchased with the certification.