Costa Rica Finca Las Nubes

Coffee farmers ranging from just a few hectares of production to several dozens of hectares have invested in processing equipment along the lines of mechanical demucilagers over traditional fermentation methods. Costa Rica has some of the strictest environmental standards of producing countries when it comes to water contamination and reintegrating water back into the local waterways. With mechanical demucilagers, smaller producers now have the ability to keep their product identity intact and therefore extend value for their goods. Other factors help producers succeed. It’s a country with a great education system and fantastic roads. It’s a small country, making transport and access far easier than other origins we’ve built Red Fox around. Production is also small in Costa Rica, and scarcity means higher prices. Producers there don’t just survive, they make a viable living.