9th Place, Brazil Auct. Bom Jardim is a small producer in southern Minas province of Brazil. Located in the municipality of Bom Sucesso, southern Minas at an altitude between 900 to 1,100 meters.
Coffee production is integrated to environment preservation and with the employees' quality of life.
The owners maintain a permanent reserve of native woods of 40 hectares. Wild animals are preserved. The Figueiredo family also preserves the water sources and natural springs. The employees live in houses with complete infrastructure and are registered according to the Brazilian labor laws. In addition, the farm offers transportation to take the children and teenagers to school and transportation for the employees who live in the city.