Region: La Yerba, Tepic
Processing: Natural
Variety: Bourbon, Catuai, Caturra, Mundo Novo
Altitude: 1100 M
Harvest Period: DEC - MAR
Notes: cherries, caramel, brown sugar
An Ejido is a community comprised of communal lands designated for agricultural production. Each Ejidatario (joint land owner/farmer) has individual rights to a parcel of land or parcela, these rights can continue indefinitely and be passed on to their children, as long as the land is under consistent cultivation. With its ideology dating back to the calpulli system of the Aztecs, the Ejido system was established by the Mexican government in 1934.
ASTAL is located in the community of La Yerba, where the economy is based upon the annual harvest of its two most important crops: avocados and coffee. With one harvest immediately following the other, revenue is only generated for part of the year. farmers receive a price adjustment four to six months after the harvest in accordance with the quality of their coffee. This comes at a very important time when farmer's economic options are limited.
