ETHIOPIA | Kayon Mountain | Heirloom | Natural

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<div class="product-description rte hidden"><p class="p1"><span class="TextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0">The southern Ethiopian region of </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW209899542 BCX0">Guji</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0"> was, prior to the early 2000s, considered to be part of Sidama. Since being recognized as </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0">a distinct region, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0">it’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0"> fast become one of favorite places to search for coffees. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0">It’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0"> forested hillsides, high altitude, and volcanic soils </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0">check off</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0">many of the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0">requisites for growing high quality coffee.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0">The Kayon Mountain Coffee Farm is 500 hectares </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0">of which</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0"> about 300 hectares planted in coffee and has been owned and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0">operated</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0"> by Ismael Hassen </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW209899542 BCX0">Aredo</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0"> and his family since 2012. It is </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0">located</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW209899542 BCX0">510 kilometers</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0"> south of Addis Ababa, and the property crosses the border of two villages—Taro and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW209899542 BCX0">Sewana</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0">—</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0">located</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0"> in the Oromia region, in the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW209899542 BCX0">Guji</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0"> zone of the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW209899542 BCX0">Shakiso</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0"> district of Ethiopia.</span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW209899542 BCX0"><span class="SCXW209899542 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW209899542 BCX0"/></span><span class="TextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0">Ismael oversees a staff of 25 permanent full-time and 300 seasonal employees, and the farm management offers free transportation services as well as financial support for building schools and administration buildings for the community. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0">The farm competes with a nearby mining village for seasonal workers, so Ismael and his family pay higher wages to their pickers to incentivize them </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0">to return</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0"> year after year. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0">Kayon Mountain farm has a nursery on-site and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0">utilizes</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0"> shade (acacia and other indigenous trees) to protect the coffee as well as for creating compost to fertilize naturally. Ismael is meticulous about not only the structure and management of the farm itself but also the harvesting and processing.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW209899542 BCX0" data-ccp-props='{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}'> </span></p></div>