Mission
Welcome to Finca La Holandesa, a family-owned specialty coffee business nestled in Colombia’s Eje Cafetero region at 1,900 meters above sea level, where tradition meets innovation. Our mission is to cultivate the finest specialty coffee beans, handpicked with care, while preserving the rich heritage of Colombian coffee. We implement sustainable practices that benefit both the environment and our community. From cultivation and harvesting to processing, we also source coffee and manage the entire journey, including exporting, importing, and end-user sales. Our goal is to deliver not only our specialty coffee but also that of other smallholder Colombian farmers from Risaralda, Quindío, Tolima, Caldas, Antioquia, Cauca, Nariño, Huila, Cesar, and many more, to customers in Colombia, Europe, and across the global market.
Objectives
At Finca La Holandesa SAS & FLH Projects BV our approach focuses on three core goals:
- Specialty Coffee Production: We are committed to producing high-quality, organic specialty coffee on our farm. We use sustainable practices, including the reuse of process water, and promote biodiversity by protecting local wildlife such as toucans, sloths, and managing animals like goats and chickens. Our farm integrates eco friendly practices with a focus on maximizing efficiency and sustainability
- Research and Development: We are exploring innovative uses for our farm’s byproducts, particularly in the development of bio-polymers for organic products. Additionally, we produce highly potent natural fertilizers that incorporate organic chemicals with high nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus content, essential for enriching the soil and boosting crop health in a sustainable manner.
- Sourcing and Market Access: Through our sourcing business, we help smallholder farmers gain access to global markets. We facilitate their participation in international events like the Amsterdam Coffee Festival, allowing them to showcase their coffee and connect with coffee enthusiasts worldwide.
At Finca La Holandesa, our goal is not just to produce coffee but to continuously improve our practices, supporting local farmers and contributing to sustainable agricultural development, while maintaining a focus on quality, innovation, and market access
Products
Products for sale outside of Colombia. All products are in stock in Europe.
Our café y Servico
At Finca La Holandesa we produce several varieties of coffee including, Castillo, Bourbon, Caturra in our farm situated 1900 m.a.s.l. We offer various processes, all of which are done by hand and traditional machinery to preserve our heritage and the unique taste of our coffee.
We are certified by the FNC to export coffee and offer business services via our Colombian & Dutch entities.
Quality Assurance
All the coffee that is produced at Finca La Holandesa is stringently checked by our team and samples are issued per harvest / batch for testing and cupping by CQI approved graders in Santa Rosa De Cabal.
Finca La Holandesa is a proud member of the Specialty Coffee Association, and our staff regularly attend SCA courses and achieve the SCA certification on a various range of subjects.
Santa Rosa De Cabal
Santa Rosa de Cabal is Eje Cafetero “and its economy revolves around coffee. Although in recent years it has increased tourist activity, as it has attractions such as two hot springs and a medicinal mud lake with therapeutic properties for the skin. The municipality preserves the architectural style of the coffee towns of the middle of the 20th century with its houses of flowered balconies characteristic of the Antioquian colonization, its central church, Minor Basilica and the Araucarias Park.
During the day you can constantly hear the comings and goings of off-road vehicles christened ¨yipaos¨, as it sounds, a word derived from the native pronunciation of Jeep Willis, transporting people and loads of coffee.
