Nicaragua - Finca Zeledon
Nicaragua - Finca Zeledon
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Farmer: Don Isabel & Dona Victoria
Farm: Finca Zeledon
Location at Origin: Jinotega, Nicaragua
Processing: Washed, Fermentation Time 16 hrs
Altitude: 1,442 MASL
Varieties: Caturra Estrella, Red Catuai
Roast Level: Light
Cupping Notes: Lilac, Plum, Blueberry Candy, Dates, Purple Figs, Silky & Simple Syrup
Don Isabel & Dona Victoria's farm is in a sleepy hamlet around which you can see oxen plowing fields, hear church bells ringing from time to time and see farmers walking to their fields to work each morning at the crack of dawn.
They didn't quite realize that their coffee had such an amazing taste until they joined Gold Mountain.
Don Isabel began farming at the age of 3 with his godfather, who raised him. In those years his farm work entailed caring for cows and horses and planting potatoes. Unfortunately he had a falling out with his godfather, who did not recognize his hard work. He met his wife, Victoria, when he was 16 and she was 18. They've been married ever since and have had their farm since about 2019.
About Gold Mountain Coffee Growers
Gold Mountain Coffee Growers is a social enterprise that, in addition to its own farm (Finca Idealista), works directly with coffee producers in Nicaragua, including Guadalupe, to connect them with roasters abroad. GMCG is on the ground, all the time, teaming up with producers willing to take the steps necessary (and whose altitude and soil conditions allow them) to produce high-cupping specialty coffee. We literally stand on every partner farm during picking to ensure ripeness with refractometers and ripeness bracelets. GMCG also carries out sustainable development projects in communities, such as free computing classes for girls from coffee communities, medical assistance, microcredit, running water in schools, and educational supplies.
