{"id":26097,"date":"2022-10-21T10:02:18","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T08:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/cafe-de-india\/"},"modified":"2022-10-28T09:05:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T07:05:52","slug":"indian-coffee-from-meghal-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/en\/indian-coffee-from-meghal-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian coffee from Meghal Estate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Indian coffee from Meghal Estate&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||20px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||40px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; 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The farm has 60 hectares and is located at an altitude of 1100 meters above sea level.<\/p>\n<p>Coffee trees grow under the shade of more than 150 different trees, mainly oaks and cedars. The shade slows down the ripening. The trees also protect the coffee from bad weather, such as wind, rain, and extreme heat.<\/p>\n<p>The fallen dry leaves create a natural compost when they decompose, making the use of chemical fertilisers unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>The Baba Budangiri Hills, and the Meghal Estate in particular, are home to a wide variety of wildlife, including bison, elephants and peacocks.<\/p>\n<p>The coffee trees are irrigated with fresh water from mountain springs, thanks to the abundant rains.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=&#8221;India\u2019s History of Coffee&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; min_height=&#8221;106px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||15px||false|false&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; parallax__hover=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method__hover=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;India\u2019s History of Coffee&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"India%C2%B4s-History-of-Coffee\"><\/span>India\u00b4s History of Coffee<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/blog-ineffablecoffee-roasters-cafe-india-07.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Caf\u00e9 de India Meghal State de la monta\u00f1as Baba Budangiri&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Caf\u00e9 de India Meghal State de la monta\u00f1as Baba Budangiri&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Imagen&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;The Baba Budangiri Hills owe their name&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The Baba Budangiri Hills owe their name to a 16th century Sufi, revered by both Muslims and Hindus: Baba Budan.<\/p>\n<p>Baba Budan has a special place in coffee history, as it is said that he was the first to break the monopoly held by the Arabs on the cultivation of this plant.<\/p>\n<p>This wise Sufi made the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. When he finished he went through Yemen, probably as the starting point of his journey back.<\/p>\n<p>In Yemen he tried the coffee drink, which was offered to pilgrims as a revitalising tonic on their long journeys. Baba Budan immediately recognized the gustatory and psychoactive delights of coffee and wanted to take this plant seeds back to India.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/suscripcion.ineffablecoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/blog-ineffablecoffee-roasters-cafe-india-03.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Caf\u00e9 de India Meghal State de la monta\u00f1as Baba Budangiri&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Caf\u00e9 de India Meghal State de la monta\u00f1as Baba Budangiri&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Imagen&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;At that time,&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>At that time, exporting green coffee seeds was banned to maintain Yemen&#8217;s monopoly on this crop, and thus protect this valuable source of income.<\/p>\n<p>But Baba Budan, defying the authorities, hid seven seeds. Some say that he hid them in his long beard and some that he hid them in his cane.<\/p>\n<p>Be that as it may, once he returned to India, he planted the seeds in his native land, which had, and still has, ideal conditions for coffee cultivation. Since then, this region accounts for more than 80% of all India&#8217;s coffee production.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=&#8221;The Meghal Estate, a Family Business&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; min_height=&#8221;106px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||15px||false|false&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; parallax__hover=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method__hover=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;The Meghal Estate, a Family Business&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The-Meghal-Estate-a-Family-Business\"><\/span>The Meghal Estate, a Family Business<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Mr. Narendra is a third-generation coffee farmer&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Narendra is a third-generation coffee farmer. His family has been growing coffee on this farm since the 1890s. In a country that predominantly drinks coffee, this is not an easy feat.<\/p>\n<p>The farm not only produces excellent coffee but is an example of fair workers&#8217; treatment and sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>Farm workers have free decent housing for their families, with water and electricity. They are also provided with food, health care, maternal care and other basic necessities. 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