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Growing, picking and delivering
Growing, picking and delivering
Coffee cherries are picked in 3-4 harvests occurring Dec-Jan of each year
Recent (2025) aerial view of coffee rows
Coffee blossoms in April, May
José & his wife pick
José & his wife pick
40+ years of harvest experience!
Evelyn (*rarely) picks
Evelyn (*rarely) picks
*It's really hard work & I'm just an amateur
José brings coffee down
José brings coffee down
2024 yield was 8 fanegas (2.3 tons)
Allan helps deliver
Allan helps deliver
80% of cherries go to local co-op, 20% to our micro-processor
Co-Op delivery
Co-Op delivery
Co-op coffee goes to major producers around the world
Ken explains the processing steps of Café Nicho Verde
Ken explains the processing steps of Café Nicho Verde
Pulp removal, drying, and roasting are primary operations. Café Nicho Verde is sun dried after pulp is removed, then roasted in small batches.
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Ken explains the de-pulper
Ken explains the de-pulper
Most of Ken's machines are made in Columbia
VIDEO-2025-01-17-18-25-13.mp4Depulping the coffee cherries
Depulping the coffee cherries
Hope this video works on your computer
Green coffee beans
Green coffee beans
Sun dried
Close up
Close up
Thanks for the pix Ken!
All dry
All dry
Ready for roasting
The roaster
The roaster
Small batch roasting
Roasted product
Roasted product
These are actually peanuts but when I have an image of coffee beans, I'll insert here.
1026c63a-2070-4892-8c20-7cf34af572e8.MP4Grinding
Grinding
Café Nicho Verde is a medium grind
Available whole or ground
Available whole or ground
500 gram packages
The final product
The final product
Vic & Kim helped
Vic & Kim helped
Thanks to label affixers!
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