BRAZIL | Racho Sao Benedito | Red Catucai | Pulped Natural
by Proud Mary Coffee – Proud Mary Coffee Melbourne
Quick Facts
Origin
Brazil
Process
Pulped Natural
Variety
Red Catucai
Roast Type
filter
About This Bean
<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW225639975 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW225639975 BCX0"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW225639975 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW225639975 BCX0">Mariana de Carvalho Junqueira, the matriarch of the Junqueira family, inherited the land that is now Rancho São Benedito from her parents in the 1950s. Coffee producers themselves, they also passed down a passion for coffee and a fierce drive to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW225639975 BCX0">maintain</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW225639975 BCX0"> ecological balance and biodiversity on the farm. Over the years, Mariana and her family have expanded Rancho São Benedito and added new farms to the family legacy. The farms are situated around a shared, centralized processing area, which helps significantly reduce the water and energy used during processing, making the operation more sustainable. Coffee trees are planted along topographical contour lines to combat soil erosion.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW225639975 BCX0" data-ccp-props='{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}'> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW225639975 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW225639975 BCX0"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW225639975 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW225639975 BCX0">In addition to growing coffee, the farm raises </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW225639975 BCX0">Mangalarga</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW225639975 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW225639975 BCX0">Marchador</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW225639975 BCX0"> horses and provides housing, medical care, and access to schools for its 20 permanent employees. Marcio Heleno de Carvalho Junqueira, one of Mariana’s sons, now manages all the family farms. Inspired by his mother’s passion for coffee and the environment, the Junqueira family legacy is in safe hands under Marcio’s watch.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW225639975 BCX0" data-ccp-props='{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}'> </span></p> </div>