by Livvy Runyon | Nov 25, 2019 | Central America, Climate, El Salvador, Honduras
“We thought we would be able to fight it, but we were wrong and now we know that. We’ve realized that there are varieties that at one time were resistant, but no longer are. One of those who taught us how to work with coffee in this area is the PROTCAFES Project.” In...
by Livvy Runyon | Oct 11, 2019 | Central America, El Salvador, Farmer Livelihoods, Projects
“When we first started in 2008, we didn’t even know what kind of coffee we were drinking.” Not so long ago, coffee producer Carlos Murcia and his family from El Salvador, La Palma, El Tunel couldn’t tell you what type of coffee they were growing. Much less what kind...