Nicaraguan Organic Coffee Beans

Description

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These lovely organic Nicaraguan coffee beans are grown on rich volcanic soils at La Joya, a small 12-hectare farm in the Jinotega region of Nicaragua. Jinotega is the king of the Nicaraguan coffee industry. It was founded in 2017 and has since been fully transformed from general horticulture to specialty coffee. Primary forest still surrounds the estate, which is located in the mountains between 1100 and 1300 meters above sea level, providing a rich soil condition for the coffee plantation. It has volcanic soil and a humid, tropical climate, similar to the Matagalpa region, making it ideal for coffee cultivation. This north-central area produces a large amount of high-grown coffee, especially Caturra and Bourbon varieties.

The farm utilizes a technique that is entirely based on preventing soil nutrient loss, so a slow-release Green Crop fertilizer is used. In the off-season, they use other smaller crops to dig back into the soil, reintroducing organic matter into the soil. Other recent initiatives include improved accommodation for pickers and funding for the local school to ensure that the children of permanent workers have better facilities and education. The farm employees are all covered by the social security system and are paid one and a half times more than the regional average. The farm is adjacent to Cerro Dantali and Gobiado hill, both of which are famous for the urban legend of an un-dead horseback rider. There are lots of folklore in the region including the one about La Cegua but we were focused on sourcing this beautiful organic Nicaraguan coffee so it’s up to you to find out more about those stories.