Farm Workshop in Brazil

Discover the world of coffee from the bushes to the cup with our intensive 4-day workshop at the family-owned farm “Fazenda Santo Antônio”, the main supplier of our specialty coffees.

Workshop “4-day visit to the Fazenda Santo Antônio”
The workshop includes the following program (for reference; subject to change and availability):

Accommodation and transportation
- Transfer to the farm (outward and return journey): Guests will be transferred from São Paulo airport to the farm “Fazenda Santo Antônio” and driven back to São Paulo airport after their stay.
- Stay: During the visit, guests can be accommodated in a guest house (living room/double room/bathroom) on the farm. Breakfast and meals can be booked.
Depending on the number of guests, there is also the possibility to be accommodated in another farm or in a hotel in a nearby town, for which we can make recommendations.
Guests have time to explore the farm and enjoy the surroundings.

Basic coffee workshop, four modules

Module I - Coffee plantation and harvest
- Theory.
- Visit to the farm's coffee plantation.
- During the harvest time (May-July) participation in the harvesting process on the farm.

Module II - Coffee drying process
- Theory on the drying methods: natural, honey, pulped natural, washed.

Module III - Coffee grading
- Theory.
- Classification, hulling of green coffee.
- Physical evaluation of the green coffee, detection of defects.
- Preparation of coffee for export.

Module IV - Sample roasting and sensory analysis
- Roasting of the classified coffee.
- Sensory theory, Le Nez du Café, aroma wheel.
- Evaluation of the sample roast using the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) form.
- Commercial roasting of a specialty coffee.

Additional visits
- Various coffee farms in the area.
- Coffee baron architecture in Mococa, Brazil.
- Mirante de Caconde and surroundings.
- Visit to a coffee warehouse (e.g. Cooxupé Cooperative or other milling station).
- Preparation of coffee for the world market.