Kenya | Oreti Estate | SL-28 & SL-34 | Washed | 250g

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<p><strong>Region:</strong> Thika, Kiambu</p> <p><strong>Elevation:</strong><span> 1500 masl</span></p> <p><meta charset="utf-8"><strong>About: </strong><span class="TextRun SCXW33505592 BCX8" lang="EN-AU" data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-AU"><span data-ccp-charstyle-defn='{"ObjectId":"7b665538-1965-4093-8de7-5e618bd2f33e|5","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"3",201342449,"1",469777841,"Calibri",469777842,"Poppins",469777843,"",469777844,"Calibri",201341986,"1",469769226,"Calibri,Poppins",268442635,"13",469775450,"A0",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"A0",335572020,"99",335551500,"2039330",469778324,"Default Paragraph Font"]}' data-ccp-charstyle="A0" class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW33505592 BCX8">Oreti</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="A0" class="NormalTextRun SCXW33505592 BCX8"> Estate was </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="A0" class="NormalTextRun SCXW33505592 BCX8">established</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="A0" class="NormalTextRun SCXW33505592 BCX8"> in 1946 by Peter Harries and his wife, Rowena. They </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="A0" class="NormalTextRun SCXW33505592 BCX8">acquired</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="A0" class="NormalTextRun SCXW33505592 BCX8"> the land, situated five miles above the already renowned Chania Estate, which rests on the same ridge descending from the Aberdare Mountains. "</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="A0" class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW33505592 BCX8">Oreti</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="A0" class="NormalTextRun SCXW33505592 BCX8">" is a </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="A0" class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW33505592 BCX8">Maori</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="A0" class="NormalTextRun SCXW33505592 BCX8"> term signifying a place of profound peril and unspoiled beauty, also reminiscent of a beach near Rowena's upbringing in New Zealand. At present, </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="A0" class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW33505592 BCX8">Oreti</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="A0" class="NormalTextRun SCXW33505592 BCX8"> is under the management of Boyce Harries and stands as one of the few remaining private coffee estates in Kenya, overseen by the descendants of its original founders. Beyond its exceptional coffee production, the Harries family co-established the </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="A0" class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW33505592 BCX8">Wabeni</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="A0" class="NormalTextRun SCXW33505592 BCX8"> Technical Institute, offering local children access to education in technical skills and trades.</span></span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}' class="EOP SCXW33505592 BCX8"> </span></p>