The Coffee Producer Toolkit #1: Farming

The Coffee Producer Toolkit is the podcast that can help you run a more profitable coffee farm. Hosted by coffee journalist James Harper (Filter Stories podcast) and fermentation specialist Lucia Solis (Making Coffee with Lucia Solis podcast), it's built for farmers who want to run their farm like the business it is.Over two years we interviewed 50+ producers and experts across 20 countries. Each episode takes one part of the business — agronomy, processing, fermentation, storage, quality, sales — and lays out what the best farms are doing.In this first episode, we show you how you can benchmark your farm against the two numbers that matter, protect your flowering without paying for irrigation, avoid the exotic variety trap that's costing farmers their harvests, stop wasting money on fertilizer your soil doesn't need, and save weeks of labor a year with tools that cost less than $50.Follow us on Instagram - Lucia (@lluciasolis) - James (@filterstoriespodcast)  and tag us in an Instagram story.  Join our Patreon community to be a part of our live Office Hours sessions.  Stay up to date through our newsletterDiscover how James produces Filter Stories episodes by subscribing to his Substack newsletter Cover Art Designed by Nick HafnerRelated Podcasts:Lucia:#79: Farm First: Lalo Perez on Long-Term Coffee HealthJames:The Science of Coffee: The Magic of SoilsThe Science of Coffee: Plant GeneticsPeople mentioned in episode:Fernando Castillo GuatemalaPaulino Quintero, ColombiaOrlando Osoria, ColombiaJulia Ortega, MexicoSergio de la Vequia, MexicoHugo lopez, InnovakitAgronomists:Manuel Mata, ColombiaSam Knowlton, USALalo Perez, Mexico ResourcesAnacafe technical management Coffee Cascara Compost Guidelines (English) Compostaje de la pulpa/cáscara de café (Espanol)Netafim Drip Irrigation manualInnovakit: abonador (fertiliser applicator) Innovakit: aroplateo (tree guard for weed whacking) Innovakit: selector de arvenses (low-drift sprayer)Innovakit: canguaro (sleeves) World Coffee Research variety catalogueRecommended varieties: Centroamericano, H1, H16, Mundo MayaCoffee&Climate ToolboxAccess AgricultureWorld Coffee Research ResourcesBarista Hustle’s Coffee Farm Management seriesOur partner sponsorsThe Coffee QuestDescamexBWTInterAmerican CoffeePinhalenseNovonesisGrainProSupport the show