Kodagu Natural Farmers Producer Company Limited

We work out of the first floor of a house in Pragathi Badavane, right in Kushalnagar. It’s Ramadevi’s place, she’s the wife of Rajan. If you know the Kudlur area, we are pretty easy to find. We are a group of farmers from around Kodagu who decided to stick together to sell what we grow. We try to do things the natural way, without too much of those heavy chemicals everyone uses now. It’s harder work, honestly. Your hands get dirtier and the yields aren't always what the big guys get, but it feels better. We spend a lot of time talking about soil and rain. The office isn't much to look at, just some chairs and some ledgers. Sometimes it gets crowded when five or six of us show up at once to talk about the market prices. Kushalnagar is a good spot for us because it’s central. We’ve got coffee growers and spice people in the group. Everyone brings something different to the table. We don't have a big marketing team or anything like that. We just sell what we have and hope the season is kind to us. It’s a bit of a struggle sometimes keeping the natural standards up when the pests get bad, but that’s just how it goes. Stop by if you’re in the neighborhood, we’re usually there in the mornings before heading out to the estates. We just take things one day at a time and try to stay honest with the land.