CONDOR PROJECT, Colombia (Washed)

Pitalito, Bruselas, and Timana, Huila, are the locations where the 96 independent women who are part of the Forest Academy and the HUILA CONDOR project operate. This group of women farmers delivers their coffee to a facility in Huila, where the quality team receives and evaluates it. This region aspires to generate change and become a benchmark in the world of specialty coffee.

• Driven by quality, workshops are constantly organized for producers, covering fermentation, drying, and tasting of their own coffees.
  
• They are ensured direct and fair payment, offering 18-20% above the market rate, with 50% paid directly into the women's accounts.
  
• We organize an internal competition among producers to promote and give visibility to their coffees and the improvements made. The competition is called THE FOREST SILVER CUP
  

Through this project, they not only impact the industry and the lives of these women but also contribute to their communities, their families, and the overall progress of the region. This initiative, which focuses on coffee production in certain regions of Colombia, collaborates closely with farming communities.

The objective is to help them improve their processes, increase quality, ensure fair payment, and establish traceability. This initiative aims to directly connect these farmers with roasters worldwide and to have a tangible impact on the lives of these women, especially by providing visibility and support in a male-dominated industry like specialty coffee.

Condor Project - Washed

This coffee undergoes a process that begins with the manual selection of ripe red cherries, followed by the traditional washed method, with variable fermentation times between 24 and 36 hours. Drying is carried out by sun exposure for 15 - 20 days.