If you like our coffee you'll go ape
for our bananas!!
For nearly 70 years, Hacienda
La Amistad has been recognized
as producing some of the finest coffee on the planet. In
recent years the farm and its surrounding Natural Reserve
have caught the attention of environmentalist and conservationist
alike. The 23,000 acre reserve abounds with primary forest
and all the flora and fauna which flourish in this environment.
Coffee production has been the economic
force making preservation of the reserve possible. Recent
market conditions have stretched
the farms ability to maintain its strict credo; so
new sources of income are being explored. For years, a
small quantity
of Œgros Michel banana grew in concert with
the coffee. The banana added bio-diversity, shade,
a source
of organic material and a good food source for the
many workers
who are responsible for the coffee.
The Œgros Michel banana has a delicate
flavor not found in most varieties. Anyone who visits La
Amistad
gets to eat some of this wonderful fruit whenever they
like.
Now that great taste is going to be available to a very
limited market in the US. We have begun to dehydrate a portion
of the banana crop and hope to have the first production
available by the end of October.
Skal International is the organic certifier
for Hacienda
La Amistad. Skal has included the banana in their
organic certification. A copy of Skal's document is
available
upon request.
Like all Reserva Dorada? fruit products, fruit is the only
ingredient, never an added preservative, juice or sweetener.
For further information contact
Ric Goodman at
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