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The history of Finca Mariposa

The history of Finca Mariposa

In 2018, after more than 15 years working with coffee growers, L'Arbre à Café became a coffee grower itself, creating a unique project: Finca Mariposa, located in the mountains of Peru, in the Junin region.
The name "Mariposa", which means "butterfly" in Spanish, was chosen as a tribute to the butterflies that welcomed us on our first visit. This farm represents the realization of a dream: to master the coffee value chain, from bean to cup, and to embody our commitments to quality and positive impact.
In 2018, after more than 15 years working with coffee growers, L'Arbre à Café became a coffee grower itself, creating a unique project: Finca Mariposa, located in the mountains of Peru, in the Junin region.
The name "Mariposa", which means "butterfly" in Spanish, was chosen as a tribute to the butterflies that welcomed us on our first visit. This farm represents the realization of a dream: to master the coffee value chain, from bean to cup, and to embody our commitments to quality and positive impact.

A farm designed for excellence and sustainability

A farm designed for excellence and sustainability

Located at an altitude of 1,900m - an essential condition for high quality coffee - our 35-hectare Finca Mariposa is planted according to the principles of permaculture and agro-ecology.

25 hectares are dedicated to coffee growing, 3 have been set aside as an integral wilderness reserve, and 7 are devoted to infrastructures such as thebeneficio - the equivalent of a winery - or composts, housing and an animal farm. Today, a dozen varieties of Arabica and some forty species of shade tree create a unique ecosystem with increased biodiversity, naturally regenerating the soil.

Located at an altitude of 1,900m - an essential condition for high quality coffee - our 35-hectare Finca Mariposa is planted according to the principles of permaculture and agro-ecology.

25 hectares are dedicated to coffee growing, 3 have been set aside as an integral wilderness reserve, and 7 are devoted to infrastructures such as thebeneficio - the equivalent of a winery - or composts, housing and an animal farm. Today, a dozen varieties of Arabica and some forty species of shade tree create a unique ecosystem with increased biodiversity, naturally regenerating the soil.

Why do we grow our own coffee?

Why do we grow our own coffee?

We decided to become a producer for several reasons:

  • Total control of the value chain: From plant to cup, from plantation to extraction, we have total control to guarantee impeccable quality. This level of transparency and traceability is rare in the coffee industry and reflects our commitment to excellence.
  • Positive local impact: Establishing a foothold in a region and developing a sustainable business there is part of our mission. We aim to have a positive social and environmental impact, supporting the local community and promoting responsible farming methods.
  • Innovation at the heart of our Finca: Mariposa is a place of innovation inspired by the world of wine and cellars. Our fermentations are unprecedented: they are carried out in egg-shaped casks and in Coffee Globe. These fermentation methods, unique in the world, extract all the purity and aromatic brilliance of each coffee. 

We decided to become a producer for several reasons:

  • Total control of the value chain: From plant to cup, from plantation to extraction, we have total control to guarantee impeccable quality. This level of transparency and traceability is rare in the coffee industry and reflects our commitment to excellence.
  • Positive local impact: Establishing a foothold in a region and developing a sustainable business there is part of our mission. We aim to have a positive social and environmental impact, supporting the local community and promoting responsible farming methods.
  • Innovation at the heart of our Finca: Mariposa is a place of innovation inspired by the world of wine and cellars. Our fermentations are unprecedented: they are carried out in egg-shaped casks and in Coffee Globe. These fermentation methods, unique in the world, extract all the purity and aromatic brilliance of each coffee. 

Our coffees, the fruit of a passionate labour of love

Our coffees, the fruit of a passionate labour of love

Since the summer of 2022, Finca Mariposa has been producing its first coffees, and tasting and sales began in April 2023. We offer unique, gourmet and refined coffees, grand cru or exceptional, from a culture in total harmony with nature.

Each coffee is the result of years of effort, the care given to each coffee plant, and a constant quest for quality.

Since the summer of 2022, Finca Mariposa has been producing its first coffees, and tasting and sales began in April 2023. We offer unique, gourmet and refined coffees, grand cru or exceptional, from a culture in total harmony with nature.

Each coffee is the result of years of effort, the care given to each coffee plant, and a constant quest for quality.

Our real commitments for a sustainable future

Our real commitments for a sustainable future

Finca Mariposa is not just a farm: it's a pilot project, a model for the future of coffee.

We demonstrate that agriculture that respects the land, people and traditions is not only possible but also profitable.

We demonstrate thatbringing together taste and regenerative agriculture is an EVIDENCE.

We demonstrate that, while coffee farming can be synonymous with desertification, the destruction of organic matter, the collapse of biodiversity and soil life... in Mariposa, it is synonymous with the most intensive regenerative agriculture!

Results?

  • Coffees recognized for their taste quality
  • A ph up 1.5 to 2 points on our plots, and there's more to come!
  • Organic matter soared from 1.5% to 9 or 14%, depending on the plot.
  • Ditto for mineralization, available nitrogen etc...

Why wait any longer? Why are we still ruining our soils, our first earthly heritage, why are we ruining our farmers when so many solutions exist?

Finca Mariposa is not just a farm: it's a pilot project, a model for the future of coffee.

We demonstrate that agriculture that respects the land, people and traditions is not only possible but also profitable.

We demonstrate thatbringing together taste and regenerative agriculture is an EVIDENCE.

We demonstrate that, while coffee farming can be synonymous with desertification, the destruction of organic matter, the collapse of biodiversity and soil life... in Mariposa, it is synonymous with the most intensive regenerative agriculture!

Results?

  • Coffees recognized for their taste quality
  • A ph up 1.5 to 2 points on our plots, and there's more to come!
  • Organic matter soared from 1.5% to 9 or 14%, depending on the plot.
  • Ditto for mineralization, available nitrogen etc...

Why wait any longer? Why are we still ruining our soils, our first earthly heritage, why are we ruining our farmers when so many solutions exist?

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