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Only The Best To produce a world-class gourmet coffee, you need three things: high altitude, shade and experience. Green Parrot Coffee is grown at high altitude, bathed in the cool mists of the cloud rainforests of Honduras. Our coffee plants are carefully cultivated beneath the broad leaves of mahogany trees and other hardwoods which provide just the right combination of sunlight and shade. When the coffee is ripe and the beans are at their peak in rich flavor, they are hand-picked by the gentle Honduran people living in these mountains. After the coffee has been washed and sun dried, it is hand-selected and roasted to perfection by the Paz family who pours three generations worth of tradition, knowledge, and expertise into every cup. Experience the luxurious aroma and exquisite tapestry of flavor that is Green Parrot Coffee.

Coffee Farm Development Achieving a high quality bean begins with the variety of coffee selected and the manner in which the nursery is managed. Green Parrot Coffee consists mainly of the Catuai and Catimor cultivars, known for their large fruits and seeds as well as their high cup quality. Each year, a "vivero" or nursery is planted with the highest quality of coffee beans carefully cultivated under optimal conditions. Then, when the plants are the correct age, they are carefully planted in the place of older, less producing coffee trees. Using this method, Green Parrot Coffee is constantly striving to improve its product's quality thus enhancing with the passing of each year, our valued customer's experience.

Organic and "Green" Friendly There are many concerns regarding the coffee industry and its impact on the environment. Although we are not yet certified as organic or rainforest friendly we want our customers to know that Green Parrot Coffee is in no way detrimental to the cloud rainforest in which our fincas (farms) are located. We do not use chemicals of any kind on our coffee plants neither for fumigation of insects, rusts or other biological pests, nor do we artificially fertilize. Our coffee fields are maintained by hand. About every three months or more often if needed depending on rainfall, field workers mechanically clean the fields with machetes and remove diseased or insect infested plants or coffee cherries. We use only chicken manure and vegetable matter compost to fertilize our coffee trees. Although we do sustain a considerable loss due to insect damage, the economic loss does not compare to the actual costs associated with chemically treating the farm. Coffee fincas provide a haven for many types of tropical birds. On any given day at the farm, one can observe many varieties of Amazon parrots flying freely among the tall trees which shade our coffee. There are also Royal Mott Motts and Ora Pendulas. Sometimes various types of toucans can also be observed eating the passion fruit and other types of naturally occurring fruits such as bananas, plantains, oranges and mangos. Our farms are also home to several types of jeweled scarab beetles which are quite rare as well as other long-horned beetles such as the harlequin beetle. As deforestation continues to rob future generations of the exquisite experience and pleasure of tropical nature, it is our desire to do our part in the conservation of this natural gem today and everyday thereafter.
After all, we are Green Parrot Coffee!