Finca El Higueron is the 4 hectare farm of Mr. Enrique Torres. It is located in the Vereda of Jordan near the town of Planadas in the state of Tolima, Colombia. The farm is made up of Castillo and Colombia trees which are about 5 years old and sit at an average of about 1,773 meters above sea level. He picks, pulps and ferments his coffee on the farm for about 20 hours, depending upon the weather. He then washes the coffee with clean water a few times to remove any lingering mucilage and dries it in a parabolic drier at about 4cm for approximately 20 days. The coffee is allowed to rest in a small warehouse for 20 days before he takes it to town and delivers it to the co-op. Cooperativa de Caficultures des Sur del Tolima. CAFISUR
It is very common in this area for small producers to band together in associations or cooperatives in order to buy in bulk, network among themselves and to negotiate with the FNC for government programs.Coffee from Tolima was difficult to find even six years ago because of the presence of Guerilla acitivity in the area but now the roads are open and some wonderful coffees are coming out.
