I would like to add a missing story from our trip to Guatemala. We left Huehuetenango, the coffee region located in the Northwest part of Guatemala, early in the morning headed to Guatemala City. We spent almost 6 hours driving and although it was a scenic trip, the road is still under construction making [...]
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Hola from Guatemala City
Last Monday began with a tour of the city (14 zones) and walking through the central market, which consists of fruit and spices on one level, souvenirs on another and hand made crafts on the 3rd level. Quite an interesting city with much to offer. We happened to be staying at a hotel with a [...]
Finca El Paternal
Hola from Huehuetenango! Wow! I just returned to Huehuetenango from La Mesilla where our Guatemalan coffee is found. I visited El Paternal and witnessed the harvest in full swing! It was truly an amazing experience and a bit overwhelming at the same time. This finca is part of Portland Roasting’s Farm Friendly Direct coffees. [...]
Guatemalan Fertilization Project
As stated by Ms. Ranade, who runs Micnelf USA (which is the subsidiary of IMT, the(Institute for Micronutrient Technology based on Pune-India), the nutrient plant program in not a new concept, just a poorly understood one. We do not want to provide our farm friendly Guatemalan grower a fancy method to fix problems quickly but [...]
