Founded in 2001, Red Ecolsierra (Network of Eco-Friendly
Producers from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta) is located in
the Sierra Nevada de Santa Maria mountain range, which
contains both rainforest and snow-capped mountains. The
group formed to consolidate the efforts of producers so they
could pave the path to sustainable production. Their goal was
to effectively market and sell the group’s coffee while
encouraging sustainable, eco-friendly production methods
instead of traditional conventional production. Today, Red
Ecolsierra consists of 23 small groups representing 440
families across the Ciénaga, Aracataca, Fundación y Santa
Marta municipalities of Magdalena. In addition to coffee, Red
Ecolsierra farmers produce honey, cacao, and a roasted coffee
product, called Café Tima, that is sold domestically in
Colombia.
Red Ecolsierra connects Colombian organic farmers and
farmers interested in transitioning to organic. As a group, Red
Ecolsierra has been able to bring many services to its
members: the construction of basic sanitation systems, coffee
pulp composting stations, garbage and recycling services,
forest conservation, and wildlife protection programs, to name
a few.
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