El Recreo

Jinotega, nicaragua

El Recreo is a family-owned and operated 255-acre farm that has produced premium coffee for over 50 years. From soil and water management, to reforestation, and protection of their native ecosystem, they are a model of regenerative practices. The farm employs more than 40 permanent families, as well as approximately 200 seasonal workers. They provide many facilities to ensure employees maintain a high standard of living including a school for children, a health center, and retirement housing.

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Sixto Rodriguez

Jinotega, nicaragua

In 2005, a 17-year-old Sixto Rodriguez started as a field worker at El Recreo, using his machete to clear the rows between the coffee plants of weeds. He is a neighbor, with his own 2-acre farm just a short walk away. And he applied all that he has learned about regenerative farming practices to his own plot of land. He has been so successful in improving his coffee that in 2023, El Recreo began purchasing the entirety of his crop to be included in our OBIIS partnership.