CONDOR PROJECT, Colombia (Washed)

Pitalito, Bruselas, and Timana, Huila, are where the 96 independent women who are part of Forest Academy and the HUILA CONDOR project work. This group of women farmers delivers their coffee to a facility in Huila, where the quality team receives and evaluates it. This region aspires to bring about change and become a benchmark in the specialty coffee world.

• Motivated by quality, they regularly organize workshops for producers, covering fermentation and drying processes, as well as tasting their own coffees.
  
• They are guaranteed direct and fair payment, offering 18–20% above the market rate, with 50% paid directly into the women’s accounts.
  
• We organize an internal competition among producers to promote and showcase their coffees and the improvements they have made. The competition is called THE FOREST SILVER CUP.
  

Through this project, they not only impact the industry and the lives of these women, but also contribute to their communities, their families, and the region’s overall progress. This initiative, which focuses on coffee production in specific regions of Colombia, works closely with farming communities.

The goal is to help them improve their processes, increase quality, ensure fair payment, and establish traceability. This initiative aims to connect these farmers directly with coffee roasters around the world and make a tangible impact on the lives of these women, particularly by providing visibility and support in a male-dominated industry such as specialty coffee.

Condor Project - Washed

This coffee undergoes a process that begins with the hand-selection of ripe red cherries, followed by the traditional washed method, with fermentation times varying between 24 and 36 hours. It is dried in the sun for 15–20 days.