Here’s the latest update on the plantation: With the end of planting season last year, we undertook maintenance activities for the plantation, getting ring weeding done for the coffee trees and clearing some of the re-growth. We also pruned the coffee trees to help them grow better by getting rid of sick or dried branchesContinue reading “2015 Planning and BCCPC Election”
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Plantation Update
It’s already November and we now have approximately 80,000-85,000 coffee seedlings planted on an area of approximately 85 hectares! There are another 100,000 seedlings in the nursery waiting to be planted next rainy season. We have stopped planting this year, as rainy season comes to an end. We will now begin the management & maintenanceContinue reading “Plantation Update”
Planting Process
Since the last post, we’ve been moving quickly with the planting process. Here are some photos showing the various activities involved:
Clearing and Planting
Latest Plantation Update: We have started the planning process and are well underway with the initial clearing! Equipment and supplies for land preparation, layout and planting have been purchased and delivered, and we are working quickly to start getting the trees transferred from the nursery and planted into the ground. Our hope is that beforeContinue reading “Clearing and Planting”
Almost Ready to Plant
This July, we hosted a group of visitors from the United States to visit the site, check out the nursery and survey the planned plantation site. The group spent a couple of days visiting the community, meeting people, learning about their history and getting to know the Bugkalot Coffee Company (BCC) team as well. Having theContinue reading “Almost Ready to Plant”
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