Homer Alarcon Gayoso

Farm Name: "Finca El Cedrillo"
Location: San Jose del Alto district, Jaen, Cajamarca, Peru
Harvest: Sept-Dec

Homer is a second-generation coffee farmer and has been a member of Sol&Cafe since 2008. He was born in the community of San Lorenzo, in the district of San Jose del Alto in Jaen, Cajamarca. He lives with his wife and their three children.

Homer has been farming coffee since he was 18 years old. In 2006, he joined the Cuenca del Paramillo producer association, a primary association of the Sol&Cafe cooperative. All of his coffee is organically grown and fair trade certified. It is washed and sun-dried on raised drying tables.

Homer Alarcon Gayoso

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Varietals Grown:

  • 50% Catimor
  • 20% Caturra
  • 15% Costa Rica 95
  • 15% Geisha / Gesha