Female producers making an impact for gender equality in the coffee industry.
Fernanda de Jesus Souza and her parents work together to continue all the effort put in by her grandparents into coffee production. Even though it’s not an easy task, the family shows admirable energy and passion for what they do. Having always lived in the...
Fazenda Taquaral is placed in Serra da Mantiqueira, in the city of Cambuquira, Minas Gerais, with an altitude of 1200 meters, in very fertile lands and with an excellent microclimate which favors the growing of coffees that feature rare and surprising drinks. Since...
A fazenda denominada Serra Rica, foi adquirida há mais de 50 anos e sempre predominou a cultura cafeeira. Existem também equinos e gado de corte, mas em pequena escala. Além disso, temos algumas represas e áreas de conservação. Um fato importante sobre as lavouras de...
In 2008 Luciana inherited the farm from her parents, Sérgio Meirelles and Lucília Valias Meirelles. At the time, she was a psychologist and gave up her career to manage the properties. It took years of learning, but once she understood that love and work are linked,...
Claudia Maria Carvalho Ribeiro Rezende's family has always been linked to coffee growing in the Três Corações region, in Minas Gerais. In 1998, when she acquired the farm, she named it Maria Celeste in honor of her husband's grandmother, a companion at all hours in...
It all started when the couple Claudio Gutierrez and Mariana Meirelles left Rio de Janeiro, stepping out of the financial market, and deciding to dedicate themselves to producing quality coffees, which they have been passionately doing for the past 25 years. The...
Owned by the Foresti family, Fazenda do Lobo is named after the very common sightings of wolfs among the farm’s 1,000m+ altitude hills. Established in 1996 by Andrea, a 4th generation coffee producer, and her husband, Marcos, an agronomist, the couple raised their 3...
The story of Fazenda Campestre begins in 1958, with the marriage of Mr. Mario and Mrs. Vita, and a 10-hec tare plot of land. The grandfather, a visionary and hardworking man, started producing on average 20 bags of coffee per year, and 20 liters a day of milk. Today,...
The Sandy family has been working with coffee cultivation for generations. Mr. Geraldo Sandy Reis planted his first crop in the city of Três Pontas in 1970. After his premature death, Dona Orestina Silva Reis and her children manage the farms, which are located in the...
Being the third generation of farmers, Isabela Lima Reis has lived at Fazenda Bela Vista all her life and has worked there for the past 37 years, always seeking various innovations. Everything Fazenda Bela Vista has achieved so far has been with the support of her...