Villa Clabelina – Colombia

Juan Saldarriaga introduced us to Hernan Prieto and his farm, Villa Clabelina. Hernan is the owner and Juan manages the farm. Villa Clabelina is also a member of the Coffee Growers Association. This is a group of farmers working together to improve their production protocols and methods, and who share knowledge on production and processing. The group was started by Juan Saldarriaga, who has been conducting experimental processing at his family’s farms to produce improved and differentiated products. He has been sharing the skills he has developed with the group members.

Hernan Prieto Soto and Eugenio Prieto Soto are brothers and owners of Villa Clabelina. The farm is in Los Monos in Ciudad Bolivar. They have 105 000 trees over 22.1 hectares, where they grow Caturra and Colombia varieties. They are a part of the Coffee Growers Association, a group of farmers working in producing high standard quality coffee with fair prices and economic social, and environmentally sustainable work.