Single farm lot VE-2403
This is our first time producing a honey in our Sidamo mill, in the past we’ve only produced them in Guji, as with a lot of first time lots it was done very carefully and is thus a very small limited lot! The cherries for this lot came from our own farm, we selected only perfectly ripe cherries, depulped, and dried the coffee on raised beds under shadow nets. These help mitigate a little of the direct sun but also reduce the impact of pests which are a huge problem when drying coffees with some mucilage as it is all that sugar is very attractive to insects!
Dawit & Sisay
Dawit and Sisay were in charge of processing this lot. Sisay was in the military until about a year and a half ago, he was badly injured when a bullet hit him in the eye but thankfully passed through without damaging his brain. Sisay is incredibly skilled and the disciplined, methodical approach to work he learned in the military makes him a good fit for processing coffees. Ex-military people like Sisay often struggle to find meaningful work and often face discrimination, so we are really happy that we’ve been able to find him a career where he can really excel.
This lot is sold out!
Lot details
Farm: Bette Buna Taferi Kela
Varietal: 74112 & Enat Buna D’ara Otilicho
Altitude: 1988-2100
Harvest: November ’23
Processing: Honey
Fragrance, Aroma & Flavor:
Traceability
Latitude: 6°29’56.33″N
Longitude: 38°24’12.35″E
Farmers: Dawit & Hester Syoum, Mersha Syoum
Farm team: Dawit Syoum, Hester Syoum, Haile Tadesse, Tangut Syoum, Mersha Syoum, Messai Syoum, Delemash Hailu, Genene Alemu, Abraham Tekale, Alemne Getu, Aynalem Bogale, Amarech Tafesse, Abaynesh Edama, Asnakech Lema, Atalelech Tsige, Abebayo Demise, Abayne Beyene, Emush Tafesse, Meseret Gudineh, Matios Decha, Meberate De’a, Tebabech Wudneh, Temesgen Zirfun, Tadu Taye, Tadelech Tadesse, Tigist Alemu, Tomas Roda, Debere Doje, Genene Lema, Abraham Takele, Telahun Asfau, Desalegn Debeku, Endashaw Kifle, Legesse Teseche, Gelulat Fiseha, Yeshi Hariso, Bedilu Englis, Yenberun Bubesha.
Processing masters: Dawit Syoum & Sisay Tadesse
Farm Taferi Kela
Our farm is located in Taferi Kela, a remote and isolated woreda in the South of Sidama, on the opposite side of the region to another much more well known woreda; Bensa. Although it is less well known Taferi Kela has all of the same conditions necessary to produce exceptional coffee; high altitude, ideal climate, rich fertile soil, healthy plant life, and most importantly strong community. Read more..
In 2019 we inherited our grandfather’s farm but our understanding of its significance was developing long before then. When we visited the farm and saw Grandfather Syoum’s leadership within the Taferi Kela community it showed us a path to provide opportunities. The farm there was and still is our framework for a holistic approach to growing something strong and lasting. Our family farm is the first step towards using coffee, coffee farming and the wider industry as a tool to have impact and build good meaningful jobs. A step towards not only adding value for people but affording them opportunities to add value for themselves. Read more..
