Description
Edelvanio Pereira is a coffee grower born in Tres Pontas. He has been working in coffee production for 32 years in Ilicínea. His son-in-law, Zeliomar, is passionate about coffee and is skilled at cultivating and preparing the best coffee on their 10 hectare farm.They work together all year round in the crops taking all the steps of the process of coffee growing.During the harvest, they hire 3 or 4 people for one month to help hand pick the beans. They always keep an eye on the patio and on the mechanical dryer to ensure a clean even drying of the coffee for between 8 – 14 days. If having to use the mechanical drier due to space issues they will make sure they keep the temperature below 40 degrees.All the family lives on the farm, on the right side of Ilicínea Cliffs. They also sell some of their coffee roasted in Belo Horizonte as well to help add value to their coffee and find alternative revenue streams.