100% Kona Coffee and Tasty Treats from the Big Island of Hawaii
Pesticide Free Estate Coffee
No bad after taste but a pleasant gourmet experience
Roundup is a commonly used herbicide to control weeds in this most vegetated region of Kona. Using Roundup around the root system however, causes the trees to have several negative effects when it comes to quality taste. The roots close to the surface area are killed and this is the location where much of the nutrition gathering root layer is destroyed by use of herbicides. Furthermore, most practices that I have observed, the application of Roundup and other herbicides are sprayed close to the trunk of the trees where the concentration of roots are usually highest.
Additionally, Roundup is a systemic spray that is absorbed by the roots and circulates in the system of the plant.
We at Country Samurai instead use the weed whacking and riding mower methods of controlling the weeds. The cut weeds then decompose as organic material and provide further nutrition to the coffee trees.
Since we use no pesticides, we have an abundance of friendly insects and microorganisms to break down organic material to enrich the soil with palatable food for the coffee roots.
So, without the use of herbicides and insecticides the trees are able to draw optimum nutrition from the ground. This in turn develops lush leaves and branches to extract the oxygen, sunlight, and other nutrition
from above the ground.
These combined benefits all lead to the coffee berries absorbing the maximum nutritional elements and compounds that our bodies and palate savors--a naturally rich flavored coffee without an aftertaste thatʼs healthy for you.
