BRAZIL - GREEN COFFEE - UNROASTED COFFEE - 250gr

Please note: this is an unroasted coffee. AGUAS DE MARÇO We source this coffee in the Cerrado from the Grossi family. It was in 1879 that José Carlos' grandfather, Antônio Grossi, emigrated from the Veneto region of Italy to Brazil with the aim of working on coffee plantations in the state of São Paulo. Years later, in 1950, Antônio's son and father of José Carlos, Matheus Grossi, decided to invest in a small coffee plantation in the northwest of Paraná. Born in the interior of São Paulo, in the town of Garça, José Carlos, whenever he could, helped his father on the farm and thus he joined the ESALQ / USP agricultural school in 1966 to deepen these knowledge of coffee growing. José Carlos Grossi left his father's fields in Paraná in 1972 to start his first coffee plantation in the until then little-known region of Cerrado Mineiro. With his $10,000 savings, he launched the beginning of the history of the JC Grossi & Filhos company on this unknown land. In 1991, his efforts paid off. Concerned about obtaining consistent quality in production, José Carlos adopted a strategy of verticalization of production activities, which allowed him to improve quality control and traceability of the coffees produced. Added to this is research work to adapt production to the Cerrado. In 1994, the Group set up an experimental plot. Since 2005, they have been UTZ and Rainforest Alliance certified. Cultivated at 970 meters above sea level, this coffee is a yellow catucai. We called it Aguas de Março because it is prepared washed and this process is quite rare in the Cerrado region. The water used in the Fully Washed process is used in an environmentally friendly way, as it is treated and recycled in settling ponds. The recycled water returns to the factory and is used for natural processes. The residual and solid water is used as fertilizer in the farm. Species: Arabica SCA rating: 83 Process: Washed Altitude: 900 meters. Harvest: June to September