16oz / 454g Tasting Notes: Dried, Sugar Cane, Caramel Origin: COLOMBIA Roast Level: Medium Region: Sierra Nevada Co-Op: Red de Productores Ecológicos de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (Red Ecolsierra) Growing Altitude: 900 - 1900 metres Arabica Variety: Typica, Castillo, Caturra Harvest Period: October - January Milling Process: Washed Certification: Fair Trade & Organic Founded in 2001, Red Ecolsierra (Network of Eco-FriendlyProducers from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta) is located inthe Sierra Nevada de Santa Maria mountain range, whichcontains both rainforest and snow-capped mountains. Their goal was to effectively market and sell the group’s coffee whileencouraging sustainable, eco-friendly production methodsinstead of traditional conventional production. Today, RedEcolsierra consists of 23 small groups representing 440families across the Ciénaga, Aracataca, Fundación y SantaMarta municipalities of Magdalena. In addition to coffee, Red Ecolsierra farmers produce honey, cacao, and a roasted coffee product, called Café Tima, that is sold domestically in Colombia. Red Ecolsierra connects Colombian organic farmers andfarmers interested in transitioning to organic. As a group, RedEcolsierra has been able to bring many services to itsmembers: the construction of basic sanitation systems, coffeepulp composting stations, garbage and recycling services,forest conservation, and wildlife protection programs, etc.
