Feedback is currently a washed processed Colombian coffee. More info from De la Finca:

Feedback is currently a washed processed Colombian coffee. More info from Belco:

The farmer: Armando Benavides was born in Buesaco, a small municipality in Narifio, in southwestern Colombia, near the border with Ecuador. He married Magaly and had two children: Valeria and Juan Pablo, now 24 and 21 years old, respectively. Armando works in agriculture and his wife is a chemistry teacher at a school in Buesaco. 

Armando's father, Horacio Benavides, was a farmer, hence the inheritance to Armando of growing different types of crops such as potatoes, corn, citrus, avocados and even apples, with which he acquired mainly his knowledge in pruning that today he applies successfully in coffee. More than 30 years ago he bought his Santa Maria farm where he has experimented with different crops, but it is with coffee that he has been cultivating for more than 20 years. 

The Farm: The farm has 8 hectares where mainly Castillo, Caturra, Colombia Variety and Geisha are grown. The harvest of this region takes place between May and July and its geographic location is privileged, since it is in the municipality of Buesaco, where the three branches of the Colombian Andes Mountain Range are born and where one of the most exotic coffees of Colombia is grown, winner several times of the cup of excellence for its citric, fruity, chocolaty and complex attributes. 

During the more than 30 years that Mr. Armando Benavides has managed the farm, they have suffered difficult moments due to the presence of guerrilla and then criminal gangs that have stolen coffee or part of their other crops. Fortunately, the losses were only material, and they were able to recover thanks to the efforts of the Benavides family to improve their processes and practices and the long-term relationships with their allies. 

They obtained 92 SCA points in Coffee Review for one of their coffees in 2014. This is an example of the high potential of their coffee, amid an incredible region and guarded by a charming and resilient family. 

This farm is a great example of knowledge and conviction in sustainable agricultural practices. Armando has been a farmer all his life and knows in depth the biological dynamics of the soil, microorganisms, pruning, use of shade and pollination with beekeeping. His experience is reflected in the healthy harvest results and, of course, in the quality of the cup. 

The Region: Narifio, a land endowed with generosity and qualities in its soils, is part of the Andean system, located in the southwest of the country, where the high plateau meets the immensity of the Pacific Ocean, which gives the region peculiarities that make itunique and very suggestive. 

It is worth highlighting the geographical heritage that this terroir enjoys thanks to its soil, climate and geolocation. The profile of this place has earned the recognition and preference of coffee connoisseurs who delight in a cup of coffee that is rich, fruity, slightly floral, citric and sweet like panela or molasses. The advantage of growing at high altitude allows this coffee to develop sugars more slowly, which is reflected in the profile of this terroir. 

That is why, with this coffee from Armando de la Finca Santa Maria, we seek to preserve the natural characteristics of the profile with simple washing processes or little fermentation, which allows us to really appreciate all that this terroir expresses there.