Peru Challhuamayo Edith & Ivan Meza Sagarvinaga Natural

TASTES OF:

White Grape, Pear, Lemongrass, Sweet Raspberry

COUNTRY: Peru
REGION: Challhuamayo community, Laylla district, Satipo Province, Junin region
FARM: Finca Tasta
FARMER/GROWER: Edith & Ivan Meza Sagarvinaga
VARIETIES: Caturra
PROCESSING: Natural
ALTITUDE: 1550m

ABOUT THE COFFEE:

This is a traditional natural coffee from Peru's "Central Forest" region,
produced by brother-sister team Edith and Ivan Meza Sagarvinaga.
The flavor profile is very sweet and gentle, reminding us of white grape,
lychee, raspberry candy, and lemongrass.

Edith and Ivan are an active and crucial part of the central Peru supply chain, including advising and consolidating coffee from other producers while working on innovative and unique farming techniques - coffee and otherwise - on
their little plot of land known as Finca Tasta.

Finca Tasta is located in Peru's central forest: the farm was their late
mother's project, and the two have since taken over operations. In the last
several years, they have refined their processing methods and expanded
their capabilities, and hope to become a beacon of specialty coffee and
sustainability.

Edith and her brother Ivan are leading by example, focusing on
sustainability and independence by diversifying crops beyond just coffee
to include food for themselves and their workers. They harvest three
varieties of plantains, yucca, beans, corn, tomatoes, pine trees,
sugarcane, raspberries, blackberries, and pumpkins.

They hope to inspire other farmers to move away from monoculture and
back towards a model of truly sustainable agriculture. Their commitment
to environmental protection runs so deep that they leave nine of their
twenty-three hectares of land completely wild to protect native animals
like deer, monkeys, and native birds. They also include a deer and a tree
in their logo as a symbol of their dedication to the creatures and
ecosystems they are committed to protecting.

The obvious energy behind the project is palpable.
Edith's passion for continuing and improving the work of her mother and engaging with her community is clear. She's an active member of the International Women's Coffee Alliance and has set up outreach events locally to engage residents in and around
Challhuamayo with events like specialty coffee workshops.