ORIGIN INFORMATION
Grower
Smallholder farmers associated with the Halo Beriti community, organized around METAD's Hambela Estate
Variety
Heirloom varietals
Region
Gedeb District, Gedeo Zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia
Harvest
October - December
Altitude
1900 – 2200 masl
Soil
Clay minerals
Process
Fully washed after depulping and fermenting, then dried on raised beds in the sun.
“ETHIOPIA YIRGACHEFFE GEDEB 1 WASHED ORGANIC BERITI is sourced from METAD Agricultural Development PLC (METAD). METAD is a third-generation family owned business with a rich history that began after World War II when the Ethiopian Emperor awarded Muluemebet Emiru, the first African female pilot and family matriarch, with land in the Guji and Sidama zones that has become the Hambela Coffee Estate.”