About the coffee
- Cupping notes: Nice sweetness, balanced, fruity, notes of strawberry, peach, and blueberry.
- Cultivation: High grown in the Djimma region of southwest Ethiopia
- Altitude: 6,250-7,000 feet
- Varietals: Local, native Ethiopian heirloom varietals selected for quality and resilience
- Preparation: Natural, sun-dried on raised beds
About the people who grow it
The Gera Estate is in the highlands of the Djimma region in southwest Ethiopia. At an altitude of 6200-7000 feet, it sits much higher than most of the coffee land around Djimma. This altitude combined with the nitrogen-rich plants and natural fertilizers used on the estate, provides excellent growing conditions for specialty coffee growing. The estate comprises 1000 hectares, of which 500 are currently planted with coffee.
No chemical fertilizers or insecticides are used. The estate is very close to completing the years-long process of obtaining Rainforest Alliance and UTZ certifications, and soon hope to have Organic certification. Their production is based on sustainable farming principles, and improving the living and working conditions of employees. All coffees on the Gera estate are shade grown and protected from pollution by enriching the soil with nitrogen-producing plants and natural fertilizer. The estate provides housing for the employees, education for children, clean drinking water, electricity, health care, recreational facilities and more, all free of charge for the families who work there. No one under 18 is permitted to work the farm.
No chemical fertilizers or insecticides are used. The estate is very close to completing the years-long process of obtaining Rainforest Alliance and UTZ certifications, and soon hope to have Organic certification. Their production is based on sustainable farming principles, and improving the living and working conditions of employees. All coffees on the Gera estate are shade grown and protected from pollution by enriching the soil with nitrogen-producing plants and natural fertilizer. The estate provides housing for the employees, education for children, clean drinking water, electricity, health care, recreational facilities and more, all free of charge for the families who work there. No one under 18 is permitted to work the farm.
