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Soil & Farm Consultations

New Coffee Farm Consultation Services

Want to Start a new farm? Contact Lisa for a questionnaire to get started.

First Arabica Coffee Farm Start Up 2011

It doesn’t matter if the farm is currently planted with another agricultural crop or if it hasn’t had any crop growing there for years. An Initial Consultation visit to the site, Lisa will conduct an evaluation and make recommendations on:

> CURRENT SOIL CONDITION(S)

> INDIVIDUAL PLAN TO BUILD SOIL FOOD WEB FOR SOIL & CROP SUSTAINABILITY

> FOOTPRINT FOR PLANTING THE PROPERTY TO MAXIMIZE PRODUCTIVITY

>ARABICA VARIETIES BEST SUITED FOR YOUR SOIL & MICRO CLIMATE

>COMPANION CROPS TO INCREASE SOIL HEALTH AND INCREASE INCOME

>HOW TO REDUCE INPUTS AND SAVE $$ BY WORKING WITH NATURE NOT AGAINST IT

Existing Farm Restoration Consultation Services

Do you currently have a farm or plantation that has been neglected or allowed to go dormant? Contact Lisa for a questionnaire to get started.

Why should you interplant to attract additional pollinators?

It doesn’t matter if the property is overgrown and suffers from diseased coffee trees, or old unproductive coffee trees. There is always a way to work with the natural order of the environment to restore soil health and breathe life back into a farm or plantation. An Initial Consultation visit to the site, Lisa will conduct an evaluation and make recommendations on:

>CURRENT CROP VITALITY

>CURRENT SOIL VITALITY

>ACTION PLAN FOR RESTORATION AND REJUVENATION OF SOIL AND CROP(S)

>ADDITIONAL ARABICA VARIETIES FOR DIVERSIFIED & SUSTAINABLE FUTURE HARVESTS

>ADDITIONAL COMPANION CROPS FOR IMPROVING SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEM FOR SOIL FOOD WEB

>HOW TO REDUCE INPUTS AND SAVE $$ BY WORKING WITH NATURE NOT AGAINST IT

ARABICA NURSERY | PLANTS & SEEDS

Want to grow diverse varieties that provide long term harvests? Contact Lisa for purchasing direct.

Start from good stock for sustainable long term harvests

All the varieties growing on the Back Bay Estate were propagated by Lisa from either harvested cherry from a mother tree, or cuttings from a mother tree. Choosing which arabica varieties to plant should be made after soil tests have been completed on the planting site. Harmony between crops and soil creates less work and less inputs. Make sure you choose well from the beginning and enjoy healthy crops of increased yields. You can choose to purchase:

>SEEDS READY FOR GERMINATION

>BARE ROOT BUTTERFLY PLANTS READY FOR POLY BAGS

>BARE ROOT MATURE PLANTS (8 MONTHS) READY FOR DIRECT FARM PLANTING

MAKE ORGANIC COMPOST

Organic Matter Compost made from Farm waste byproducts

Do you pulp/hull your own cherry or hull your own coffee parchment? Even if you don’t, it’s possible to create organic matter for composting your crops from ordinary farm waste. Contact Lisa for a consultation ‘call’ or to visit your farm site for a ‘how to’ consultation.

Consultation Service Rates and Packages

All Consultation Services Rates are job specific. An Initial Consultation is required after which an optional short term or long term services package will be recommended. Rates are as follows:

Initial Consultation – New Farm or Existing Farm @10 juta + Travel Expenses for Site Assessment

Short Term Package – 3 months Services @30 juta + Travel Expenses (maximum fees)

Long Term Package – 6 months Services @50 juta + Travel Expenses (maximum fees)