Finca Monte Urales, named after the Ural Mountains in Russia due to its high elevation, is a model farm in every way. Located in the heart of El Salvador’s main protected highway of forest, this 35 hectare specialty estate is extremely well run by its owner, Rolando Moreno. His dual passion for coffee cultivation and conservation is evident both in the quality of the coffee and the sustainable farming practices.

All the coffee on Urales is 100% shade grown to preserve wildlife and to help mitigate the effects of global warming. Uranus plays a vital role as a sanctuary for hundreds of the migratory and native bird species found in this part of the world. The farm has also recently launched an extensive program of ‘micro-terracing’ in order to prevent soil erosion – a very important step in this steep countryside. Water conservation is also of great concern, and the farm takes steps to preserve local aquifers.

Although the farm is already very advanced with regards to agricultural practices, Rolando still has great plans for the future and always maintains an innovative outlook. He plans to renovate 10% of the farm annually, replanting with high quality varietals. The farm is always also always experimenting with new processing and hopes to conduct experiments with fermentation in the coming year as well as looking at the possibility of establishing a drying greenhouse.

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