Coffee berry flowers and berries with lady bird beetle

Planning and Establishing a Coffee System in Southern California

In this video, organic farmer Scott Murray discusses everything you need to know about how to plan and establish a coffee plantation in warm areas like Southern California. Scott discusses growing coffee seedlings in the nursery, transplanting, hardening off, and interplanting with trees in order to create a beneficial microclimate.

This video is produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology through the ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program, under a cooperative agreement with USDA Rural Development. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.