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Rosa says he hopes his initial business model will work, allowing him to open his farm to eco-tourism. Being able to produce those different tastes for a variety of people while having complex notes within our coffee is really what we are striving for.” “When you finally get a cup of coffee, everybody has different tastes. “Coffee has a similarity to wine, where the method of creating a cup of coffee is so diverse and so labor-intensive,” explained Rosa. Rosa has ambitious plans to put San Marcos on the coffee map. JAY RUSKEY FRINJ COFFEE CEO KYLE ROSA BLVETAIL COFFEE GROVE FARMER. Kyle Rosa and Lance Andersen perform a walk through as part of an agricultural irrigation audit./Vallecitos Water District 5 MUST TRY Coffee Shops in San Diego - Find out where to get the BEST COFFEE in SAN. Rosa’s farm is undergoing the organic certification process, which takes three years. “He could not have made it any easier for me,” said Rosa.īluetail Coffee Grove is an organic farm. He worked with Chris Robbins, Vallecitos Water District supervisor of public information/conservation to start the process.

Vallecitos Water District assisted Rosa in securing an agricultural rate for his irrigation. MRCD also provided information about financial assistance available for the installation of the soil moisture sensors. “We have some areas of improvement to add swales to retain water when it rains on our slopes and to prevent soil erosion.”

“Lance has been able to give us some pointers as he walked through the farm,” said Rosa. Post-audit, farmers receive a Google image to assist in the best placement for soil moisture sensor stations to monitor irrigation in real time. The agricultural audit examined 2,000 of the Bluetail Coffee Groves trees and 4,000 emitters to see how much water is currently used.Īuditors study how evenly water is flowing across the planting area, so growers can make informed decisions on irrigation scheduling and water management.

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MRCD provides free agricultural evaluations to farmers and growers through a partnership with Vallecitos and the San Diego County Water Authority. Lance Andersen, agricultural program manager from Mission Resource Conservation District, performed the audit. Coffee farmer Kyle Rosa (left) and Lance Andersen examine irrigation emitters at his San Marcos farm./Vallecitos Water District

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