by Hector Rodriguez | Dec 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
2020 has been a challenging, peculiar year for everybody with many unexpected difficulties that have tested us as individuals and as a company. Yet, far from weakening us, it has given us the strength to continue growing with our Team and an opportunity to learn how...
by Hector Rodriguez | Dec 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Today, more than ever, there is an urgent need to manage our specialty coffee production system as a multidisciplinary activity. Goodbye to those days when coffee was seen as “just another agricultural activity”. When coffee production was considered an isolated event...
by Hector Rodriguez | Dec 10, 2020 | News
Harvesting is one of the most important activities in the Specialty Coffee calendar. Therefore, any inappropriate harvesting practice can mean that all the previous efforts taken over many years in the nursery and at the farm can be jeopardized. At Cuatro...
by Hector Rodriguez | Nov 27, 2020 | News
In the last few weeks the heavy rains from hurricanes Eta and Iota have caused significant flooding, landslides and even washed away roads here in Chiriqui province. This was especially evident in the Tierras Altas district and towns of Cerro Punta, Paso Ancho, and...
by Hector Rodriguez | Nov 16, 2020 | News
The specialty coffee industry has realized that if coffee is processed as a gourmet product by managing a selective harvesting cycle, by varietal, ensuring the ripeness of the cherries, and efficient drying systems, we can obtain amazing and unique flavor...