

Fazenda Ecoagricola
Passionfruit, figs, erva-mate.
FARMER
Marcelo Flanzer
REGION
Chapadas de Minas, MG
SUB-REGION
Serra do Cabral
COUNTRY
Brazil
HARVEST METHOD
Manual Picking
PROCESS METHOD
Dry fermentation
ALTITUDE
1100 masl
VARIETAL
Yellow Catucaí
CERTIFICATION
BSCA
UTZ
Rainforest Alliance
THE TROPICAL NATURAL FERMENTATION
Cherries are collected ripe and closed in bags for around 24 hours bellow the coffee tree, in the shade, where the heat is not so strong. We call it a dry fermentation process or in our words, a Tropical Fermentation. On the next day, cherries are washed and then slowly dryed, usually in raised-beds, being moved many times a day. After drying, they rest for at least 30 days in the absence of light and heat. This is a process we started to test in 2017 (along with other methods) in very small quantities and in various times. Now are narrowing the techinique and working to make it in a bit larger scale – which provided these unique microlots. The climate at the Serra do Cabral, which is VERY dry during harvest and the natural fermentation of our cherries, provide the unique conditions to achieve this different and amazing profile.

THE FARM HISTORY
Ecoagrícola is a family run specialty coffee grower and exporter, being the pioneer and exclusive producer at Brazil´s new origin, the Serra do Cabral. We pursue a legacy of outstanding sustainable work, in large nature reserves, with rich and protected bioma, springs and waterfalls.
The family farm these lands since the 1970´s, mostly in forestry, and started to grow coffee in 2007, looking for high sustainable and quality production.
