OVERVIEW
HOW WE WORK IT
Our coffee grows under forest shade at the Skugga coffee farm in Doi Saket. We have been planting there since 2016. We pick, process and roast it ourselves, then serve it in our café and sell it as single-origin beans.
STEP I
GROW
In a tropical climate, with problems and fixes recorded season by season.
STEP II
PROCESS
In a tropical climate, with problems and fixes recorded season by season.
STEP III
MAKE
In a tropical climate, with problems and fixes recorded season by season.
STEP IV
PACKAGE & PRICE
In a tropical climate, with problems and fixes recorded season by season.
STEP V
SELL
In a tropical climate, with problems and fixes recorded season by season.
THE HANDBOOK
Vol 3, Coffee
Practical handbooks written from our own records, including what worked, what failed and what each step is worth. Published in Thai and English, and revised after every season.
VOL. 1
TROPICAL VITICULTURE
การปลูกองุ่นเขตร้อน
Coming soon
VOL. 2
CACAO & CHOCOLATE
โกโก้และช็อกโกแลต
Coming soon
VOL. 3
COFFEE
กาแฟ
Coming soon
VOL. 4
TEA
ชา
Coming soon
VOL. 5
CURED
MEATS
เนื้อแปรรูป
Coming soon
VOL. 6
CHEESE
ชีส
Coming soon
VOL. 7
ICE CREAM & YOGURT
ไอศกรีมและโยเกิร์ต
Coming soon
Our handbooks are for learning. You are welcome to use their methods on your own farm. Please credit the Skugga Mae On Agricultural Learning Center when you quote or share them.
IN THE FIELD
THE CHALLENGE
WHAT YOU CAN LEARN
- Shade-grown cultivation
- Washed, honey, natural and anaerobic processing
- Drying to 8–12% moisture
- Roasting
- Cupping and brewing
Selective picking, controlled fermentation and slow, even drying decide the quality of the cup more than the tree does.
THE VALUE LADDER
- Cherry: about 25 baht/kg
- Green beans: 300–500 baht/kg
- Roasted beans: 1,800–2,450 baht/kg
- By the cup: 100–140 baht (6,000+ baht per kg of roasted coffee)
DID YOU KNOW?