Asociación Pequeños Caficultores de Ocamonte

Ocamonte, Santander, Colombia

"Finca Patio Bonito is the flower-laden home of Doña Matilde and several of her extended family members. Doña Matilde laughed often as we asked naive questions, such as 'Why did you convert to organic farming 4 years ago?' She responded chuckling 'You get a much better price for your coffee if it is organic certified!!'... She also grows most of her food - yucca, plantains, bananas, oranges and many other fruits, as well as chickens that she began raising after receiving training from fellow members of APCO and chicks to start the project."

--Bill Harris, President, Cooperative Coffees