Sentences with phrase «coffee bushes»
"Coffee bushes" refers to the plants on which coffee beans grow. Full definition
Following a long, winding drive past literally millions of coffee bushes to the top of the farm, 1,400 meters above sea level, I looked out over the one thousand plus - hectare estate, the largest contiguous coffee farm in the country.
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In Oaxaca, we've been working with young people in coffee farming communities to introduce agroforestry — the cultivation of native trees alongside coffee bushes that flourish in the shade — which is a way to stabilize the microclimate and keep water in the ground.
She then started «growing fertilizer» by planting avocado trees that provide shade for delicate coffee bushes, organic nutrients for the soil (the fallen leaves that now carpet much of the farm), and extra income for the family when the fruits are in season.
That may not sound like a good idea, but a new study suggests that mixing trees with coffee bushes could boost bird populations while improving crop yields.
To learn whether birds can mitigate the problem, Karp and his colleagues covered coffee bushes on two Costa Rican plantations with mesh fine enough to keep out birds.
A farmer had intended to clear a few hectares of land to plant coffee bushes, but the fire — set during an unusually hot, dry spell — quickly got out of hand.
More than 1,500 coffee bushes grow under the avocado trees, which help alleviate irrigation demands and provide the shade that coffee needs, along with frost - free winters and mild summer mornings.
In - depth tours of the plantations include explanations of coffee growth, harvesting, production and roasting, followed by a stroll through coffee bushes.
The fruit of the coffee bush is this red fruit that contains the coffee bean.
The farm itself is a wonder of nature, we walk into a balanced grove of giant banana trees and coffee bushes.
Swathed in generous tropical vegetation — royal palms, coconut palms, coffee bushes, and cacao plants — and refreshed by 10 rivers, Baracoa is perhaps the most picturesque spot in all of Cuba.
To date, almost a million trees and coffee bushes have been planted to restore degraded lands.
«By planting trees in coffee farms,» explains Jérôme Perez, head of sustainability at Nespresso, «you are protecting the coffee bushes from heavy rain, and we know that adverse weather events impact a lot on the production of Arabica coffee in the last few years in Colombia.