Eraldo Garcia

Finca El Maguey
El Tablon, Cabañas
Honduras

Finca El Maguey is located in the community of El Tablon, Cabañas. This farm owes its peculiar name to the maguey plants, which are abundant in this area, and were used  by the indigenous ancestors of this land as thatched roofing for their houses.

In the year 2010, Eraldo decided to plant 2,000 coffee trees of the Icatu varietal, taking advantage of the bountiful natural water sources in the area during the rainy winter season. Overall, Eraldo has over 9000 coffee trees.

Eraldo is a third generation coffee farmer. He learned coffee production from his father, who transmitted much of his passion for coffee and farm techniques to his son.

Eraldo has been a member of COMSA since 2012. In his time with COMSA  he states that  he has "been able to learn much about organic agriculture, from microbiological fertilizer to special preparation, to COMSA's philosophy and lifestyle 'La Finca Humana' (Human Farm)."

"As a member of COMSA, I am commited to excellence, which allows me to improve quality, productivity and care for the land." 

Natural Process:
At Finca El Maguey, the process begins with harvesting, when cherries are harvested at optimal ripeness. Further sorting is conducted to ensure no damaged beans are used in the natural processed lots. The cherries are then carefully transfered to Eraldo's solar dryer. The coffee is turned every ten minutes for the first four days of drying' and every half hour after that. If the weather permits, the whole process will take up to 20 days in order for the coffee to reach 12% moisture, and then it's ready to be handed over to COMSA..

Information courtesy of Cafe Organico Marcala, S.A.

Eraldo Garcia Martinez

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Varietals Grown:

  • 100% Icatú