Drying coffee beans in the edible forest!


Normal in a coffee farm is getting a space cement drying coffee beans. In my farm we promote agroecology and every available space sow a plant fruit groceries or timber, but when it comes drying coffee, we must find a space start these artifice that allow US to dry coffee so ecological and keeping the best qualities of each grain ... you think? Like?

This type of beds to dry coffee and cocoa beans is known as African beds, are used by the producers of special coffee and allows a drying of the beans in less time since the mesh has holes that allow air flow in addition to to be exposed or not to solar radiation. I consider that this type of method to dry the grains is better in many ways besides that the original aromas and flavors of the grains are obtained, which would be affected if they were dried in cement yard.

The issue is that they can be built in small spaces, which are mostly those slopes in which or you can plant fruit trees or small spaces between the trees and the production unit, in my case they are very close to the house. Another point is that cement floors can be contaminated by unsafe water, fuel from vehicles or animal waste. In the background is one of the donkeys of the farm, in addition to the chickens that are loose eating in the yards and their stools do not touch the coffee beans at any time.

Speaking a bit about the gardens of fruit trees, I commented that since I was little I saw that my father was planting various types of edible fruit plants but never understood why he sowed a little bit and not just one type of tree as seen on farms with mono crops. After I studied Agroecology and permaculture, I understood that my father was gradually making an edible forest. I think there's nothing more rewarding than going out to the garden and getting fruits to make your juices or food, it really feels good.

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