Selva Negra Coffee Estate Quarterly Newsletter
1st Quarter 2007


Highlights of the Quarter (October - December 2007)

Welcome to our first newsletter of 2007. We hope you enjoy the information this quarter, don't hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns.


Exciting News of the Quarter
  • SCAA Sustainability Award - We're very proud to announce that we've received the Sustainability Award from the SCAA this year.-Read More-
  • 2006 Farm Christmas - We held the 2006 Farm Christmas in the newly opened kitchen, and over 400 children at the farm received a present from Santa.-Read More-
  • Coffee Buyer Visits - We hosted a large number of buyers such as Allegro, Pete Rogers, Green Mountain Coffee, and TransFair.-Read More-
  • Windy Season - November brought amazing windstorms that have cause significant damage to the estate.-Read More-
What's happening at the Plantillos - The Selling Season
We're ending the picking season and working full throttle on the drying and resting of the coffee to prepare it for export. Where can you expect to purchase Selva Negra this year? -Read More-
New Sustainable Developments
This quarter we've worked at developing a childcare program for the coffee picker's children as well as a library for the school. We also have a wonderful animal rescue story to tell, so please read more.
How Do We Prepare Pastureland for Shade Coffee
The trend of converting traditionally grown coffee into sun coffee is an alarming situation. At Selva Negra we're doing what we can to reverse these effects, by converting arid pasture lands into shade coffee plantation.-Read More-

 
Selva Negra Coffee Estate
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