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The Dalton family honours its coffee growing heritage - the farm is currently being operated by the 5th and 6th generations. Coffee represents 214.64 hectares of the entire farm. Bosques de San Francisco is a quarter of the original Dalton family farm, originally called Finca Filadelfia.
The coffee from Bosques de San Francisco is picked separately. The farm only grows Bourbon, Caturra, and Pacamara. The Bourbon & Caturra grow together on the same lots and are picked together.
The original Finca Filadelfia was the first coffee farm in Antigua. It was split into 4 unique farms upon the passing of the third generation of the Dalton family.
Like most farms in Guatemala, Finca Filadelfia originally harvested cochineal. In 1864 the farm transitioned to coffee amidst a country wide recession.
Manuel Matheu (Marta’s great great great grandfather) initially borrowed the land, where he planted some coffee in 1864. After his first harvest, he went to London to sell his crop. After returning from London where he achieved great success, he was commissioned by the President of Guatemala to show small farmers how to grow coffee.
Thus the Antigua coffee growing region was born. Eventually, Manuel’s son purchased what is now Finca Filadelfia. Their passion for coffee has been passed down for 6 generations. Marta’s great grandmother Elisa ran the farm until she was 95 years old, and won the first two Cup of Excellence in 2001 and 2002!
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We source speciality grade coffee which is full traceable and ethically sourced. Read more about our ethics.
TIPS
All our coffee beans are roasted fresh and are best consumed within 6 weeks of roast date. Always reseal in our airtight bag and store at ambient temperature.
Giving back
Dear Green make regular donations to charity. This month with every purchase made you are helping us donate to humanitarian aid charities supporting the devastation following the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. This cause is close to our hearts as it is directly affecting the families of some of our customers and of our colleague Kenan.
Our business meets the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. In short, we care about people and the planet as well as coffee!