Discover how sustainable agricultural practices have revitalized the area’s coffee production by visiting a farm that has overcome the challenges that once plagued the industry. Coffee has been grown in the Dominican Republic for centuries, but in the 1980s insect pests such as berry borers began to devastate the crop. You will visit a farm in the countryside to observe how coffee is now grown and processed using methods that better protect the plants. Every phase of production through harvesting and roasting the coffee beans will be covered. The plastic conceptions that you may see hanging from the trees are berry borer traps baited with an attractant that lures them into the soapy water below. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to a local reforestation project by planting a coffee tree in a well-shaded spot. A traditional lunch such as sancocho meat stew will then be served.
