Panama Bonita Springs Natural

Lot SL28

Originally a Kenyan cultivar, its flavor profile is so unique that, despite its susceptibility to coffee rust, it has begun to spread to Latin America in recent years, where the local microclimate is taking this variety to a new level.

About Farm

In 2017, Arturo Miró and Olmedo Miró launched a new business model, converting the existing farm and its traditional harvest-and-sell process into a fully operational specialty coffee farm, complete with its own drying and processing plant. The changes on the farm have been exciting and rewarding to watch.

This is what can be found to date:

• 20+ hectares of high-yield Caturra/Catuai coffee trees are interspersed with ancient orange and lemon trees, enhancing the cup of our coffees with distinctive floral and citrus notes

• 10 hectares have been replanted with selective specialty varieties to broaden our range of coffee offerings

• First lots of Pacamara, SL-28, Caturra, Laurina, and heirloom (Ethiopian) varieties will be ready for harvesting beginning with the 2019-2020 season

• Plantings of additional trees and shrubs are all designed to optimize the needs of the farm by adding shade and nitrogen-fixing trees, adding shrubs for live-fencing, and planting favorites for local birds and other pollinators

• Regrowth of native flora and our fauna sightings illustrate and highlight the result of environmentally friendly agricultural techniques now in use on the property

• Steps towards social welfare and well-being programs are being implemented to improve the quality of life for the indigenous farm workers