Coocentral Familia Macias Microlot FW

Nelson, Ferney and their mother Alicia are a close-knit family who are passionate about both coffee and family. They own a coffee farm in El Pital, part of the Santa Rosa village, which spans 20 hectares and produces high-quality beans. In addition to working on the farm, Ferney is actively involved in the operations of his cooperative, COOCENTRAL, where he has been a member for almost two decades.

Coocentral operates under the motto “Una gran familia al servicio del caficultor, comprometida con el desarrollo de la región,"which translates to: "big family serving coffee producers and dedicated to the development of the region." It is indeed a big family, with the cooperative buying more than 10.2 million kilograms of parchment coffee from 3,483 members throughout the verdant Huila Department of south-central Colombia. 

At the Macias Family farm, the art of coffee harvesting is meticulously carried out by hand, with a focus on selecting only the ripest cherries.

After the selective hand-picking of only ripe cherries, they utilize the Ecomil system, a groundbreaking invention by Cenicafé that minimizes water consumption. This process involves dry pulping and fermentation, followed by a meticulous washing step to separate the mucilage from the parchment. The next stage involves solar drying, where the coffee beans are carefully spread out in canopies to be naturally dried by the sun's rays. To ensure consistency and quality, the dried beans are then stored in a mechanical silo. Finally, the coffee goes through meticulous milling, sorting, grading, and packaging at Coocentral's central processing facility, where the Macias Family's commitment to excellence shines through at every step. 

Sustainable Harvest® is a specialty coffee trader focusing primarily on bringing coffees to market that are sourced from smallholder farmer cooperatives in the supply chain such as indigenous communities, women groups and the next generation of coffee farmers.

Their sourcing model is built on transparency, traceability and direct relationships between quality-minded coff­ee roasters and best-in-class coffee producers. Sustainable Harvest® has an on-site presence at origin with staff­ in Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Peru. Each office coordinates their supply including quality management, supplier relationships, source development, logistics, training and capacity building.