Shade Grown Coffee
"Shade Grown Coffee" is a way of growing coffee in concert with nature. We plant our coffee trees in and among a forest canopy of native trees [See photo to the right of our farm, Las Brujas in Panama] rather than in full sun [see example photo below of a full sun coffee farm].
On a shade grown coffee farm, the yield on each tree is lower since there is not as much sun. However, the quality of the coffee is much better. A coffee farmer can get "shade grown" certification - much like "organic certification" verifying their farm is shade grown. However, the process can be lengthy and bureaucratic, and many of the farmers we talk to say they'd prefer not to get certified for shade grown because there isn't the perceived price premium in the market compared to organic certification.
Shade Grown Coffee
Shade Grown Coffee
Shade Grown Coffee
Shade Grown Coffee
Shade Grown Coffee
Shade Grown Coffee
Shade Grown Coffee
Shade Grown Coffee
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