Austin runs on
cerebral energy. Dell, Inc., is
headquartered here, of course, but even South by Southwest gives top billing to
mathematician and cybernetic futurist Stephen Wolfram. So, as freely as technology start-ups
bring beer to user group meetings, we love coffee more.
"Tuca left the Vale da Grama at a young age for Sao
Paulo, pursuing a career in architecture and never imaging that farming would
be in her future. After her grandfather passed away, the family considered
renting out the farm, exiting the business they had been in since 1907.
However, in 2010 Tuca returned to the Vale da Grama and, along with family
business partner Rodrigo Fernandes, took over the management of Santa Alina.
Their mission was two-fold, to increase the production of high quality
micro-lots and to increase the living standard of those living and working on
the farm." http://www.casabrasilcoffees.com/grower/santa-alina/
The Casa Brasil website explains safra zero,
or zero harvest. “In the zero harvest system a producer prunes the branches of a coffee tree
completely back to the trunk. After a year of regeneration with no yield, the
tree will then produce larger amounts of coffee the following year. The process
can then be repeated.”
If you shop directly with Casa Brasil, you can get
blends or single-source (currently from the Fazenda Ambiental
Fortaleza and Fazenda Recreio estates). In all, they offer seven different
roasts, including a Swiss water process decaf.
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