Fredy Rapalo - Honduras

Village: Nueva Joconales, San Luis, Santa Barbara More About Fredy ↴ [split] About Fredy's Coffee ↴ Fredy Rapalo  is an innovative third generation coffee farmer in western Honduras. Few people are more passionate about their craft than this man, and it shows in every aspect of his coffee growing process. How a coffee bean is shelled, dried, and roasted affects its flavor, and Fredy is meticulous every step of the way. His aim is to leave the land as close to natural as possible. Unlike many other farms in the area, as you walk his coffee farm, you are greeted by towering old-growth trees. When expanding any portion of the farm, Fredy makes sure that standing timber remains where it’s at. This provides shade for the coffee plants, prevents erosion, and doesn’t needlessly do away with nature. “It affects the flavor of the coffee,” he says.Not all coffee farmers trim and fertilize their plants, but Fredy has established it as an important part of his process. Rather than buyin