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Manuel Matta

Manuel Matta El gran cañon farm

Manuel is an agricultural engineer who has been working with coffee for more that 20 years. He partners this time with coffee grower Jose Fernandez in the Colombian Sierra Nevada, providing his expertise in coffee production. Manuel's goal is to produce the highest level of specialty coffees by implementing quality protocols at the farm.
  • Origin: AguaLinda , Magdalena, Colombia
  • People benefited: 10
  • Harvest months: Sep-Dic
  • Altitude: 1500 masl
  • Variety: Castillo

Coffee

Sensory Journey

Intense cholocate, spices in fragrance and aroma. Cocoa nibs, grapefruit in mouth. Crips apple persistent acidity. Full bodied, jucy. Chocolate in a delicious lasting aftertaste.

Sustainable Quality Practices

  • Harvesting: "Coco" buckets
  • Washing: Fermaestro, Paddle, Tanque Tina
  • Drying: Gravinet, Rake, Solar drying station
  • Storage: GrainPro bags

Farm

AguaLinda, Magdalena, Colombia


The farm has an area of 4 ha. It takes two hours to go from the farm to the main road. Manuel is working with Jose and doña Silvia to produce coffee following a strict coffee process focused on quality and sustainability. Doña Silvia lives at the farm with her husband Blasomar. They also produce plantains, yuca (cassava), corn, and beans. They have chickens and vegetables for domestic consumption.

People

Manuel Matta

Manuel Matta

Farmer

Manuel is 44 years old. He is an agronomist engineer and has been working with coffee for more than 21 years. He has a daughter, Aura, who works in the coffee industry as well. They are committed to improving the environment and the quality of life for those who live in the Sierra Nevada.
Jose Fernandez

Jose Fernandez

Farmer

Jose is 34 years old. He finish high school and started working with her mom in the coffee farm as administrator as well as selling the coffee. He and his wife Isabel have a son.
Silvia Becerra

Silvia Becerra

Farmer

Doña Silvia is 63 old. She has 2 sons. Exon (36), he is a coffee grower as well and Jose(34), he works in tourism and transport in Santa Marta.

Product Trace

  • Origin

  • Harvesting

    Jan 2020
    Harvesting
    Agent: El gran cañon farm , AguaLinda , Magdalena , Colombia
    Method: Manual

  • Natural Processing

    Jan 2020
    Natural Processing
    Agent: DelAgua Coffee drying facilities , Santa Marta , Magdalena , Colombia
    Method: Anaerobic fermentation

  • Hulling

    Oct 2020
    Hulling
    Agent: Cafexcoop , Tuluá , Valle del Cauca , Colombia
    Method: Automatic selection

  • Transport/Logistics

    Dic 2020 to Mar 2021
    Transport/Logistics
    Agent: Hamburg Süd , Buenaventura , Valle , Colombia

  • Roasting

    On going. Started in April 2021
    Roasting
    Agent: The Beans on Fire

  • Coffee Shop

    On going at Gardette - Paris 11ème and Trois Frères - Paris 18ème
    Coffee Shop
    Agent: The Beans on Fire
  • End Product