MISSION

 

for PEOPLE

Fair Ethos & Practices

Hacienda Masini is committed to the continued resilience of Puerto Rico’s highland culture, through fair and beneficial relationships with people and workers, conservation of traditional highland practices, and continued support of collective community agency.

Education & Research

Hacienda Masini hosts educational groups for tours and stays, as well as paid and un-paid internships in research, education, and service, We invite you to join us in the conservation, experimentation, and cultivation of a 150-year old living legacy of coffee culture.

 

for LAND

Land Stewardship and Conservation

Practicing its ethos of land stewardship, over 95% of Hacienda Masini is in conservation, sustaining and connecting critical ecosystems of Puerto Rico’s Cordillera Central, contributing to applied research on resilient coffee production, agro-forestry, and soil conservation, and maintaining critical ecosystem services for downstream communities.

Agroecology & Agroforestry

Hacienda Masini is committed to protecting and passing on the irreplaceable ecologies of Puerto Rico’s cordillera central, through applied research related to resilient coffee, critical ecosystem services, and inclusionary socio-ecological approaches.

 

for COFFEE

Exceptional Coffee Culture

Hacienda Masini is committed to the preservation and advancement of the finest Puerto Rican coffees, employing traditions, science, experts, experimentation, common sense, and a dash of luck to propagate, grow, and produce Specialty-grade coffees. This sense of craft is a source of pride, meaning, and means for the preservation of both traditions and biodiversity.

Sustainable Tourism

Hacienda Masini is committed to recreating modern engagements between coffee, place, and people. By combining conservation with experimentation, Hacienda Masini is helping build a more resilient future for Puerto Rico. We are actively experimenting with soil conservation, erosion control, coffee agro-forestry systems, climate-smart coffee, and education.

 

“El café de Puerto Rico es viril por la intensidad con que salta al cerebro apenas bebido…”

—Gabriela Mistral