As keen environmentalists, the family restricts the use of chemicals to a bare minimum. By-products are composted and returned to the soil.
Alex's wife, Dorothy is the chief roaster. She meticulously performs quality control the best way that coffee quality can be checked - by taste.
David, the couple's son, and Mary Anne, their daughter-in-law, are also both deeply involved in the business. David, who has been farming all his life, has earned the BSc. degree in Agriculture from the University of London and continues to farm actively.
Mary Anne and David, have together formed a company, Old Tavern Roasters Ltd., solely dedicated to marketing this excellent and rare coffee produced on the family farm. This company is responsible for the Web page you are presently viewing.
We are confident that you'll fall in love with our coffee.
If you should visit Jamaica we would be happy to show you around the farm. Since this is a working farm and we are all actively engaged in running it, please contact us to make arrangements before you come.
