Harvesting takes place in two phases. The first cherries will come into harvest in late November and then again after the winter in Ferbuary to March. It take approximately 3 to 4 years for the newly planted coffee trees to bear fruit. The fruit, called the coffee cherry, turns a bright, deep red when it is ripe and ready to be harvested.
Only the ripe cherries are harvested, and they are picked individually by hand. Pickers rotate among the trees every eight to 10 days, choosing only the cherries which are at the peak of ripeness. This kind of harvest is labor intensive but ensure the quality of the coffee is superior.