Fruity Valley- Ethiopia

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The Kayon Mountain Coffee Farm is 500 hectares with about 300 hectares planted
in coffee and has been owned and operated by Ismael Hassen Aredo and his family
since 2012. It is located 510 kilometers south of Addis Ababa, and the property
crosses the border of two villages—Taro and Sewana—located in the Oromia
region, in the Guji zone of the Shakiso district of Ethiopia. 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. The farm competes with a nearby
mining village for seasonal workers, so Ismael and his family tend to pay higher
wages to their pickers in order to incentivize them returning year after year. Kayon
Mountain farm has a nursery on-site and utilizes 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.

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Origin: Guji, Ethiopia

Process: Organic Natural

Natural coffees are typically delivered the day they are harvested, and are first sorted for ripeness and quality before being rinsed clean of dirt. Then they are spread on raised drying beds or tables, where they will be rotated constantly throughout the course of drying. Drying can take an average of 8–25 days, depending on the weather.

Notes: Toffee, fresh stone fruit, cooked stone fruit, and dried citrus flavors with tangy
acidity and delicate fruit-like sweetness.

Medium- light roast