Description
- Origin: Ethiopia
- Province: West Arsi
- Region: Nensebo
- Washing Station: Refisa
- Farmers: 389 smallholders
- Crop: 2025
- Altitude: 1950m
- Variety: Welisho, Kurume, Heirloom
- Processing: Washed
A note from our supplier, Nordic Approach:
Refisa is a washing station located in West Arsi with 389 active farmer members that deliver cherries. This washing station is owned by SNAP Coffee Exporters. The cultivars are Welisho and Kurume.
About the farmers:
- Vegetation: Semi-forest
- Average lot size of farmers: 1-2 hectares
- Soil type: Rich and fertile red soil
- Number of trees per hectare: 1800-2400
- Cherries per tree on average: 3 kgs
Cherries are collected manually and hand sorted later. The cherries are pulped by a traditional Agaarde Discpulper. Skin and fruit pulp are removed before the machine grades the parchment in water as 1st or 2nd quality, determined by density. Wet fermentation for 72 hours. Coffees are washed in channels, and graded in water by density. The lower density (lower quality) will float and are removed, leaving only the denser and therefore higher quality beans which are separated as higher grade lots. After fermentation, soaking takes place for 2 hours. Coffee is then piled up in layers which are 2cm in height and dried over a 10 day period then followed by hand sorting for 2-4 hours.
Our coffee comes in craft paper bags which contain a plastic liner on the inside to guarantee freshness of our coffee. Please dispose properly at your local plastic trash container. The Village Coffee is roasted fresh every week, and best consumed within four weeks after roast date. Store your coffee in a dry, dark and cool place, avoid the fridge.
