At Aldea Development's coffee processing and training center (the beneficio), we are always trying to learn more so we can share that knowledge with coffee farmers. During this past harvest, we conducted a coffee drying experiment with the support of Michigan's Spring Lake Rotary. Below is a report on the experiment: Goal To give advice to farmers on the best method for drying their coffee, to get a higher quality coffee and therefore a higher price from selling to Aldea Deve

We talk with Aldea Development employees Pedro Hernández and Martir Alvarado about our Community Partnership Program and the community projects we've been working on this summer: Q: What have you noticed new this year with the Community Partnership Projects? Pedro: We're seeing that the groups are doing their work with love as if it were for their own personal benefit, not just for the community they are partnering with. I also see that each year there is growth between the