{"id":10,"date":"2019-04-03T02:05:20","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T02:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aggielandcoffee.com\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2023-12-06T06:08:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T06:08:08","slug":"our-story-old","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aggielandcoffee.com\/?page_id=10","title":{"rendered":"Our Coffee Source &#8211; Old"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10\" class=\"elementor elementor-10\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-debeed1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"debeed1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b67adf1\" data-id=\"b67adf1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b36d6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b36d6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COFFEE FARMS - FINCAS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ec85f89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ec85f89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15ef5ac4\" data-id=\"15ef5ac4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af08ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5af08ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aggielandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Farm-Walk-768x576.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1124\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aggielandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Farm-Walk-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/aggielandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Farm-Walk-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/aggielandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Farm-Walk-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/aggielandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Farm-Walk-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/aggielandcoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Farm-Walk.png 1413w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f176a5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f176a5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>COFFEE <\/strong>FINCAS (FARMS)<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Our coffee farms are cared for in a controlled shaded environment with natural water sources, in a way that protects and maintains the biodiversity of our environment. Our farms in total are more than 1500 acres. Dr. Frank Benda\u00f1a, father of Roberto, started El Quetzal in the 1960s. Our farms have enjoyed international recognition for production and varieties of coffee beans. Dr. Bendana introduced several varieties such as Caturra, Catimor, yellow Catua\u00ed, Pachisol, Java, Villa Sarch\u00ed to the farms. We work with systematic pruning, high densities, planting geometric designs, the sun, windbreaks, high technology and inputs. Coffee production has been more than 2.5 tons per hectare during the past five decades.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The environment is ideal for<br \/>producing coffee: North Latitude 13 \u00b0 degrees, 41-43 minutes; 2,200 millimeters<br \/>of rain during 10 months of the year; average temperature 16.5 \u00b0 Celsius<br \/>(15-22C); PH 4.5-5.0 acid soils, sandy loams to loams francs, averaging 8.5%<br \/>organic matter and heights of 4.100 \u2013 4.950, feet (1,200 -. 1,500 meters) above<br \/>sea level.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Agroecological production is due to<br \/>the use and incorporation of organic matter, compost and legume crop,<br \/>Erythrinas ssp, Eucalyptus Grandis windbreakers, Cyperus spp, pines and<br \/>hardwoods (mahogany, Granadillo, etc).<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Our annual harvest includes 4-6 times of manual picking for each lot in the farms, where only the red grain is chosen.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WET MILL AND DRY MILL<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Bendana-McEwan Farms have both a wet mill located at the farms, and a dry mill outside of Matagalpa.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>DIVERSIFICATION AND ENVIRONMENT<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">We seek to maintain an ecological<br \/>balance in the region. On a slope of more than 40 acres, low iron poor land<br \/>have been planted with over 15,000 Pinos, 2,000 Japanese Medlar. The roads are<br \/>littered with more than 10,000 Cypresses and over 60,000 Eucalyptus trees that<br \/>serve as windbreaks.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">We partner with more than 1,000<br \/>coffee Laureles (Cordia spp.), Casuarinas 500, 250 Nogales, 3,000 Guabas, 200<br \/>Citrus. 3,000 trees to enrich our landscape and soil, We have also been<br \/>planting our native Granadillo (Rosewood), Avocado Canelo, Mary, Roblesino, and<br \/>Oak Mountain. To conclude, we boast that more than 25 Ojos de Agua (Water<br \/>Springs) are born on the property, and are in the process of production and<br \/>care.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c218a16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c218a16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec94977\" data-id=\"ec94977\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COFFEE FARMS &#8211; FINCAS COFFEE FINCAS (FARMS) Our coffee farms are cared for in a controlled shaded environment with natural water sources, in a way that protects and maintains the biodiversity of our environment. Our farms in total are more than 1500 acres. Dr. Frank Benda\u00f1a, father of Roberto, started El Quetzal in the 1960s. 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