“In this picture of shade grown coffee we see the lower level, dark green coffee trees. On the second level there are banana trees and on the overstay third level, native trees. From the mottled bark I can see that the tree is Inga, a tree with nitrogen setting qualities in the root system. It shades the coffee trees from above while providing leaf litter to refresh the thin topsoil layer, while at the same time adding Nitrogen to the soil with its roots. This was taken on a trip to Jinotega, Nicaragua. Altitude is 5,000 feet." •www.thanksgivingcoffee.com• #shadegrowncoffee #shadegrown #nicaragua #coffeefarms #coffeetrees #Jinotega #travelnicaragua #origin #coffeetime #coffeelover #coffeeaddict