Our Coffee Farm + Future Cafe, Copán Ruinas, HND

[AdventureCopan]

Just a few random pics...


Resting between our coffee plants after dragging around a huge bushel of plantains!

These are way heavier than they look.

Visiting a shipping/processing facility in Siguatepeque.

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[AdventureCopan]

Ok so I finished the 4 cup Hario pour over and I'm very happy with it. The wood is oak that is stained and sealed. The rods are stainless steel with removable rubber strips for grip. The only thing I'm going to add is a rubber pad on the bottom for the minimal splashing while doing the pour over.

-Daniel Kent


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[AdventureCopan]

Here's the base...

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[AdventureCopan]

In honor of a movie I grew up on...

Today is the future, Oct. 21, 2015... Let your mind process that!
-Daniel Kent

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[AdventureCopan]

We bought our first official piece of coffee processing equipment. When we move to HND next year we will start setting up an actual washing/drying station. -Daniel Kent

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[ensoluna]

Congrats Daniel.
you bought a Coffee Cherry hulling machine. WoW !!!
is it made in Honduras? or Guatemala or Brazil?

someone in your farm has to do this manually and hope that he has a strong arm! :=)

for some members who do not know what this machine does, I have posted a photo for you guys.
this machine peels coffee cherry and separate cherry skin from coffee beans.
After this machine, the beans will be put into a water tank for 12 to 24 hour fermentation to get rid of mucilage.

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[AdventureCopan]

Thank you! Not sure the country of origin. Unfortunately many times I'm just the money man as it's hard to stay in the loop on everything since on top of Adventure Copán we also work full-time jobs here in the US. I'm excited to move to HND to really run things.

Great explanation by the way.


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[AdventureCopan]

Here's a video of a test run. Excuse the video quality. -Daniel Kent

https://vimeo.com/143265173


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[ensoluna]

Thank you! Not sure the country of origin. Unfortunately many times I'm just the money man as it's hard to stay in the loop on everything since on top of Adventure Copán we also work full-time jobs here in the US. I'm excited to move to HND to really run things. Great explanation by the way.

I guess that you and your family are moving to HND completely? or temporarily?
when did you say you are moving?

 

[ensoluna]

the video quality is pretty good and good demonstration.
however, you told that you might be buying more land for coffee plantation.
then, this hulling machine might be just to little. it will take too long to do this when you produce decent q'ty of coffee.

 

[AdventureCopan]

Yes the move is permanent and next year sometime (hopefully by end of year). This machine is all we can afford right now all the expenses of moving to another country. You have to remember we are just one family doing all of this by the grace of God and we only pay cash (no loans). So we try to make wise, progressive and cost effective financial decisions. This one will be a great backup if the gas one ever breaks unexpectedly.


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[AdventureCopan]

Harvesting again and washing in our state of the art wash station. [emoji51]
-Daniel Kent

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[ensoluna]

looks like a noah's ark for the coffee beans. awesome, Daniel.
since you are harvesting already, your farm must be about 3000 to 4000 feet high up, right?
what are the varietals that you are harvesting?

 

[ensoluna]

BTW, Daniel, it looks like your pickers are picking 7 to 1 ratio (red/ripped beans vs green beans).
please have them pick out the green ones from the good ones before it goes into pulping machine.

 

[AdventureCopan]

Lol, thx! We are 3,000 exactly. Will do, great advice. Still learning here.


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