Clifton Coffee Roasters: Brazil, Fazenda Pinhal, Pulped Natural

Fazenda Pinhal is a 914-hectare farm situated close to San Antonio De Ampoaro in Sul De Minas. The farm belongs to the Gabarra Teixeria Family who acquired the farm in 1994. The farm is only planted with 35 % coffee with the rest of the land been left with natural reserve, Eucalyptus Forest and pasture land for cows. On the farm, they have also started a bird sanctuary to help rehabilitate and care for injured birds.

On the farm, there are a total of 49 employees during the peak of the season. During the harvest from May to August, the coffee is mechanically picked and with the ripe cherry then being separated for the pulped natural process. Once pulped the coffee is then taken to the patios where it’s then dried for 10 to 14 days weather depending.

Once dried the coffee is then left to rest for one month before being milled. The green coffee is then delivered to the SanCoffee mill in San Antonio Do Amparo where it runs through the gravity tables and colour sorter before being bagged ready for shipment.