Producer: Loong Cho
Farm: Chok Chai Farms
Region: Pang Khon, Thailand
Loong Cho began growing coffee in this region 10 years ago. He was born on Pangkhon Mountain and the current Coffee Estate (ChokChai Farm) was once a family farm. Prior to growing coffee Loong Cho grew corn and tomatoes. A government initiative encouraged the farmers of the area to try growing coffee. When Loong Cho began to grow coffee, it was our current Coffee Brokers father that trained Loong Cho in the process and science of growing coffee. Loong Cho began small, but has been able to grow the estate to 36 acres over the past ten years.
Producer: Gatagua Farmers Cooperative Society
Farm: Co-Op farming operation
Region: Murang’a, Kenya
Gatagua Factory is run by Gatagua Farmers Cooperative Society (FCS). Over 845 members deliver cherry to the station. Members of Gatagua FCS cultivate coffee at 1,600 to 1,800 meters above sea level and Gatagua Factory takes every action to preserve the exceptional quality of the cherry delivered by their members. Gatagua means “gathering” in Kikuyu, a local Bantu language.
Producer: Francisco Mamani / Amboro Forest Co-Op
Farm: Amboro Forest Cooperative
Region: Buena Vista, Bolivia
Franciso Mamani has been cultivating coffee in the foothills of the Andes for over 25 years, first working for large scale agriculture coffee farms, before later returning to his home village to take the skills he learned to share with his community of Buena Vista, Bolivia. The Growing region is unique for its coffee production: over 400 small coffee cultivators work together on the edge of the Amboro Rainforest Park. This protected forest ecosystem creates an ideal microclimate for lowland coffee production. Francisco is passionate about his trade, passionate about educating more individuals to cultivate coffee, and passionate about caring for the environment where his coffee is cultivated.
Producer: Jim Harriman
Farm: Perla Noble
Region: La Guardia, Bolivia
Perla Noble Plantation is an organic and ecologically sound coffee farm nestled in the foothills of the Andes. Jim Harriman founded Perla Noble 8 years ago, and began cultivating coffee right away. Today, the hillsides of the farm boast dense coffee cultivation, interspersed with citrus and other indigenous fruit trees. By cultivating fruit trees along side the coffee production, Jims operation is encouraging more natural pollinators into the area, which means higher coffee cherry production when the coffee trees are in flower. Jims efforts at Perla Noble have attracted the attention of local farmers in the area, and he often hosts coffee cultivation seminars, teaching indigenous coca producing farmers how to transition to a coffee production.
Producer: Jim Harriman
Farm: Perla Noble
Region: La Guardia, Bolivia
Perla Noble Plantation is an organic and ecologically sound coffee farm nestled in the foothills of the Andes. Jim Harriman founded Perla Noble 8 years ago, and began cultivating coffee right away. Today, the hillsides of the farm boast dense coffee cultivation, interspersed with citrus and other indigenous fruit trees. By cultivating fruit trees along side the coffee production, Jims operation is encouraging more natural pollinators into the area, which means higher coffee cherry production when the coffee trees are in flower. Jims efforts at Perla Noble have attracted the attention of local farmers in the area, and he often hosts coffee cultivation seminars, teaching indigenous coca producing farmers how to transition to a coffee production.
