TUBURAN COFFEE FARM

In 2012, Mayor Democrito "Alphonse" Diamante, purchased 30,000 coffee seeds from Tagum City, Davao del Norte, and trained local farmers on how to cultivate a lucrative crop, starting the municipality's first coffee plantation eleven years ago.

In comparison with charcoal mining or wood collection, which has significantly contributed to deforestation, he considered coffee growing as a more socially and commercially viable way of subsistence for mountain communities. For a lot of people in the area, this turned out to be a miracle. 

Coffee is the gift of nature itself.

In the Municipality of Tuburan, government agencies have been helping to develop coffee farming for many years. It has earned a reputation in Cebu as Central City's Coffee Capital. They're not going to stop there! They are seeking to make Cebu the regional center of coffee production in the Philippines by working together.

The hard times are behind us. In today's Tuburan Coffee, the coffee comes from over 3,000 hectares of smallholder farms in 29 village areas supported by more than 2,000 farmers. They're doing business in Cebu and Manila now, serving cafes, hotels or distributors.

In a world dominated by mass-produced goods, supporting local products like homemade coffee helps preserve and celebrate local traditions. It reminds us of the rich diversity of cultures that constitute our societies, which inspires a sense of pride and connection with our ancestors.

The farm has an overview of the growing, harvesting, and processing of coffee. Robusta coffee, a variety of Coffea canephora, is grown from almost all the plants in Tuburan.

Their own Q Robusta Grader Jamaica Diamante is being developed and introduced. Caraga Tuburan is represented in all of the Visayas at the recent 3rd coffee quality competition. As one of the participants. 

During the harvesting season, which runs from October to May, Ripe Red Coffee cherries are picked on bushes weekly.

Processing machines are used to process the fruit that has been picked. To reveal the moist seeds, which are then dried for several days under the sun in raised beds, ripe cherries are first placed in the  Crusher where the skin and the pulp are removed. To clean the seed coat, dried beans are transferred to the hulling machine. The most meticulous part is the picking of green coffee beans by hand. Workers inspect every bean and select the best, which is then separated from waste, spoiled, or damaged beans. 

The coffee farm in Tuburan is accessible to the public. Let the farm know when you're coming in advance so that they can pick you up for your tour. Café Tuburan, a restaurant in the center of Cebu City is also serving coffee. They've got a Facebook page, as well as a retail store shopee.