Costa Rica- Las Lajas Red Honey

Description

Costa Rica

Costa Rica is one of the top producers of coffee, and, as their number three export, is incredibly important to the country’s economy. Arabica coffee was first introduced to the country directly from Ethiopia in the late 1770’s. Like many countries’ governments, the Costa Rican government encouraged farming by offering plots of land to farmers who wanted to grow and harvest the plants. By 1829, coffee production was a larger source of revenue than tobacco, cacao, and sugar cane. Today, many Nicaraguan immigrants are often employed as seasonal workers on plantations to harvest coffee during peak seasons.

About the Farm

Cuatro Hermanas is referring to four amazing sisters that help manage La Candelilla Micro Mill. Elsa, Luisa, Miriam, and Ana all
contribute to what makes this special mill in the Tarrazu region of San Jose Costa Rica so incredible. The family consists of 7 in
total all having their own land to cultivate coffee (4 sisters and 3 brothers – all of whom are 3rd generation coffee producers). The
micro-mill and coffee farms are located at the place where the family grew up in Tarrazu. In the summer nights you can see a lot
of fireflies, that are also called in Spanish “Candelillas” (Luciérnagas). Due the great number of them that you can see, a great-
uncle named the place, “La Candelilla” “We are motivated by the love our parents have for coffee production and the desire to
transfer all that passion to our children.” – Las Hermanas