Colombia
Manos de Mujer
Origin: Colombia
Estate: Various women Coop member small farms
Owner: Asoagrotol Galilea Cooperative
Region: Tolima
Town: Prado
Altitude: 1500-1900 masl
Varietal: Castillo, Caturra, Colombia
Processing: Fully Washed
Certification: Organic
Crop: 2023/24
Tasting Notes: Fruity and clean with floral notes, stone and citrus fruit.
Discover the rich origins of this coffee from the Asoagrotol Galilea Cooperative in Tolima, Colombia.
Grown on various small farms by women coop members at 1500-1900 masl, this Castillo, Caturra, and Colombia varietal coffee features fruity and floral notes with stone fruit and citrus flavors. Certified organic and fully washed, this 2023/24 crop is not to be missed
This Fully washed lot is produced by female cooperative members in Prado, Tolima. The Manos de Mujer project focuses on female growers in the Asoagrotol Galilea cooperative and helps differentiate their coffees.
Asoagrotol Galilea was founded in 2016 by a group of neighbors who had been driven from their lands due to ongoing violent conflict. They came from Villarrica, Cunday, Purificacion, Prado and Dolores, all in Tolima and today, they farm coffee on new land in Prado, Tolima. They achieved their Organic certification in 2019. They are also Fairtrade and RFA/UTZ certified.
The Manos de Mujer project focuses on female growers in the cooperative and differentiates their coffees. The project highlights women producers and helps them access more visibility in the supply chain.
Cultivation
Members have access to agronomists who consult for individual farms and the cooperative on the whole. Agronomists can help advise on Good Agricultural Practices, soil nutrition and more.
In addition to coffee, members cultivate a wide range of crops including livestock, sugarcane, cocoa, bananas, potatoes, onions and other subsistence crops for family consumption.
Harvest & Post-Harvest
Coffee is selectively handpicked by producers and processed on their own farms. Ripe, red cherry is pulped on hand-pulpers and fermented for 12 to 24 hours. Following fermentation, parchment is washed in clean water and laid to dry. Drying can happen on elvas, raised platforms on the roofs of their homes, or on patios.
Coffee from Colombia
Colombia has been producing and exporting coffee renowned for their full body, bright acidity and rich aftertaste, since the early 19th century.
Colombia boasts a wide range of climates and geographic conditions that, in turn, produce their own unique flavors in coffee. This also means that harvest times can vary quite a bit. In fact, between all its different regions, Colombia produces fresh crop nearly all year round.
The increasing focus on the specialty industry is changing the way traders and farmers do business. It is becoming more common for farmers to isolate the highest quality beans in their lots to market separately. These higher-quality lots are often sold under specific brands or stories.
Besides its wide variety of cup profiles, Colombia has quickly expanded its certification options over the past 10 years. The most common certifications available are Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, UTZ and Organic.