Colombia Excelso

Roasted Light   Grower:     Producers from coffee communities in Colombia Altitude:     1300 - 1650 masl Variety:     Variety of high-altitude coffees Region:     Colombia Process:     Fully washed and dried in the sun Certification:     Conventional Background In Colombia the vast majority of coffee is cultivated, harvested and processed on small family owned farms. While these producers are their own architects, designing farm management and post-harvest solutions to fit their environment, they also need strong alliances to bring their coffee to the international market and earn fair prices. To support this system of small farm production, Colombia established the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia (FNC) to organize and support a complex network of larger regional coffee cooperatives. These cooperatives provide producers with valuable logistical support like centralized warehouses to store dried parchment and dry mills where the coffee is prepar