Fazenda do Sertão is owned by Nazareth Dias Pereira and is managed by her extended family. The farm has approximately 330 hectares planted with a variety of coffee cultivars and an additional 520 hectares with native forest and grazing for Girolando cattle. The farm is located in the heart of Carmo de Minas and this has become prime territory for both coffee and dairy farming. Grupo do Sertão is recognised world-wide in both industries. The Girolando is a mix of the Dutch Holstein Friesian and the Indian Gir which makes a breed that is suited to both milk and meat production in a hot climate. The farm also produces corn and soya. In the last few years Nazareth and her son Francisco Isidro Dias Pereira have made improvements to the drying patios and equipment. Francisco is also experimenting with a more radical pruning technique called zafra zero, where the lateral branches of the coffee tree are cut back close to the main trunk. This means there will be a year without a crop as the tree establishes new growth and then a larger crop the following year. Please see carmocoffees.com.br for more information about Sertão and photos of the coffee processing.

Fazenda do Sertao

We source and roast coffee from single farms, estates and cooperatives. When we taste a coffee that we like, we want to know where it comes from and who grows, picks and processes it. We travel extensively throughout the year, visiting the producers and cooperatives with whom we currently work and looking for interesting varietals of coffee and new farms from which to buy. During these visits we talk to farmers and cooperative members, learning more about the coffee they grow and process and the challenges that they face. We then look to establish a relationship with the grower and exporter of that coffee. We believe that where such a relationship exists, quality, quantity and price requirements can be discussed in an open and equal way. We see this as sustainable, fair and equal trade.

Fazenda do Sertao

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Fazenda do Sertao

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