What is Harmony Farm in El Salvador? What are the varieties of coffee grown in El Salvador?

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El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America, although its output is much less than that of other countries, but the Pacific sea breeze and multi-volcanic environment provide El Salvador coffee farmers with unique planting advantages and diversified flavor performance. at present, the winning variety Pacamara in many cup test competitions was born in El Salvador.

Among the producing areas of El Salvador, the Santa Ana volcano, which is located 2381 meters above sea level west of the capital, has the advantage of soil quality and planting height. Santa Ana volcano, which is still active, erupted in 2005. Although it caused heavy economic losses and some casualties to local coffee farmers in that year, the volcanic ash with organic matter later provided a very rich source of nutrients for the local soil, and Santa Ana is still recognized as one of the best producing areas in El Salvador.

La Concordia (also known as "Harmony Farm" (Concordia means "Harmony" in Spanish) coffee is harvested only once a year, between November of each year and February of the following year. The newly harvested beans are usually shipped abroad from June to August. In El Salvador, 60% of the coffee is grown for bourbon, such as orange bourbon, pink bourbon, red bourbon, etc. El Salvador is also the sovereign state of the Pacamara and Pacas trees.

After the introduction of high-quality El Concordia sun-dried beans, the market response was very good, and the farm and Sincuyo Shangri-La Farm belong to the ACOES Cooperative in the Tacuba producing area. Won the fair trade association Fair Trade ecological processing plant in 2008, and finally improved the living environment of all members. At present, there are 19 members, certified by North American UCRAPROBEX and German BCS certification bodies, and currently under the certification of HIU. Since then, it has established a closer cooperation and procurement model, and the funding of the Fair Trade Association can protect natural resources and build better infrastructure, offices, warehouses, farmers' kitchens and quality farms.

Farm characteristics

Farm name: Concordia (Harmony Farm) La Cocordia

City: Takuba Tacuba

Production area: Volcan de San Salvador in the volcanic area of El Salvador

Country of production: El Salvador El Salvador

Farm size: synthesis of 19 small coffee farmers

Planting area: 34 ha

Altitude: 1250-1400 m

Average annual rainfall: 2500-2700 mm

Soil quality: volcanic clay (Volcanic clay)

Shade tree species: 48 shade tree species

Certification: fair trade certification (Fair Trade), German BCS certification, North American UCRAPROBEX certification

Aroma and flavor: pineapple, mango, strawberry, banana, vanilla, honey, guava, fruit ice cream, milk, chocolate, etc.

Acidity: plums, plums, peaches, blueberries, low complexity, mild low acidity, no traditional Salvadoran tartaric acid

Complexity, etc.: very sweet, honey cake sweet, and no soil flavor, go is the fruit mellow aroma, the overall coffee taste is fruit sweet, taste tender, clear and smooth, the main finish is pineapple guava tropical fruit sweet.