About This Coffee
Laureano Janamejoy is dedicated to stewarding Finca La Peña. The land is fertile, enabling him to nurture strong, healthy coffee plants. The family invests their commitment and passion into every harvest. They are proud to produce excellent coffee that people can enjoy and to do so in a way that preserve the environment and protect their community & lands.
Cultivation
In addition to coffee, Laureano and his family cultivate plantains and fruit trees, which also provide shade for their coffee.
Nariño has long been consumed by armed conflict that isolated communities from external trade. Coffee has provided a speedy route towards increase incomes and improved livelihoods. Coffee production has enabled Laureano and his community to improve their livelihoods while maintain customs and preserving their land.
Harvest & Post-Harvest
Laureano and his family selectively handpick ripe, red cherry. They fermented selected cherry for 3 days. Then, they pulp cherry and lay parchment and remaining mucilage to dry in a parabolic dryer. The family rakes drying parchment frequently to ensure even drying. It takes approximately 15 days for parchment to dry.
Coffee in Colombia
Colombia has been producing and exporting coffee renowned for their full body, bright acidity and rich aftertaste, since the early 19th century.
Colombia boasts a wide range of climates and geographic conditions that produce their own unique flavors in coffee. This also means that harvest times can vary quite a bit. In fact, between all its different regions, Colombia produces fresh crop nearly all year round.
The increasing focus on the specialty industry is changing the way traders and farmers do business. It is becoming more common for farmers to isolate the highest quality beans in their lots to market separately. These higher-quality lots are often sold under specific brands or stories.
Besides its wide variety of cup profiles, Colombia has quickly expanded its certification options over the past 10 years. The most common certifications available are Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance and Organic.