Doing it yourself is epic (to fit into the theme of this thread). My hat is off to you.

I was more thinking of the box label which shows the farm (and the factory - and 'A.O.C.' - which surprised me. I didn't know that the French government had laws concerning Nicaraguan cigars...)

The fermentation (a.k.a. composting, LOL) is always assisted. There are just different ways of doing it.