Costa Rica Toledo

El Toledo Coffee Farm is a family-owned organic coffee plantation located in Atenas, Costa Rica. The farm offers tours focusing on the process of farming, harvesting, processing, drying, roasting, and packaging of coffee beans.

• Organic: They are 100% chemical-free and grown with diversity on the farm, emphasizing sustainability and environmental health.
• Unique processing: They use ecological sun-dry processes, including honey and natural blends, which means the coffee cherries are processed with minimal water. They also experiment with different drying methods, such as red honey, yellow honey, and black honey, which significantly affect the final cup profile.

• Low Water Usage: They have a unique process that uses significantly less water than conventional methods. This is a major departure from traditional coffee processing, which can consume large amounts of water and potentially contaminate water sources.
• Utilizing the Whole Fruit: Unlike traditional methods where most of the coffee fruit is discarded, El Toledo has developed a process to use the fruit part for various products, like coffee fruit wine.
• Ecological Sun Dry Process: They use a blend of honey and natural drying methods under the sun.
• Permaculture Approach: El Toledo employs permaculture design principles to work in harmony with nature and minimize environmental impact.
• Chemical-Free Farming: They have been farming without chemicals for 30 years.