Brazil | Rancho São Benedito | Red Catucaí | Pulped Natural

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<p><strong>Region:</strong> <meta charset="utf-8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW49686027 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">Mantiqueira</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW49686027 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> de Minas, Minas Gerais</span></p> <p><strong>Elevation:</strong><span> <meta charset="utf-8"> <span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-AU" class="TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW61388044 BCX8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61388044 BCX8">1200 </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61388044 BCX8">masl</span></span><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-AU" class="TextRun SCXW61388044 BCX8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61388044 BCX8"> </span></span><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW61388044 BCX8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61388044 BCX8"> </span></span></span></p> <p><meta charset="utf-8"><strong>About: <meta charset="utf-8"></strong><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW98653580 BCX8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98653580 BCX8">Mariana de Carvalho Junqueira, the matriarch of the Junqueira family, inherited the land that is now </span><span class="FindHit SCXW98653580 BCX8">Ran</span><span class="FindHit SCXW98653580 BCX8">cho</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98653580 BCX8"> 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 SCXW98653580 BCX8">maintain</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98653580 BCX8"> ecological balance and biodiversity on the farm. Over the years, Mariana and her family have expanded </span><span class="FindHit SCXW98653580 BCX8">Ran</span><span class="FindHit SCXW98653580 BCX8">cho</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98653580 BCX8"> São Benedito and added new farms to the family legacy. The farms are situated around a shared, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW98653580 BCX8">centralised</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98653580 BCX8"> 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 SCXW98653580 BCX8" data-ccp-props='{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}'> </span></p> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW98653580 BCX8"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW98653580 BCX8"><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW98653580 BCX8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98653580 BCX8">In addition to growing coffee, the farm raises </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW98653580 BCX8">Mangalarga</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98653580 BCX8"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW98653580 BCX8">Marchador</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW98653580 BCX8"> horses and provides housing, medical care, and access to schools for its 20 permanent employees. Márcio 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 Márcio’s watch.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW98653580 BCX8" data-ccp-props='{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}'> </span></p> </div> <!---->