BULESSA WASHING STATION, ETHIOPIA - Yallah Coffee

GIKANDA KANGOCHO KENYA

£18.00

Our second Kenyan release of the year comes from the Kangocho washing station, which belongs to the Gikanda Farmers Cooperative Society in Nyeri. A total of 1100 producers sell cherries to the Kangocho washing station, whose 781 member growers own the washing station together. Wildlife in this region is highly abundant and producers are educated in the importance of protecting habitats and biodiversity, both of which are known to provide ecosystem services and benefit local communities. Kangocho has also partnered with a local healthcare provider to increase access to medication and health related education for members, something that is otherwise very difficult to access.

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Roast Profile

Roast Profile

Medium Roast

Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes

Blackberry, Milk Chocolate, Sugary

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It’s really important for us to work with trusted partners in our supply chain who can provide us with honesty and traceability. We have created a set of guidelines to help us source coffee in a way we feel aligns with our values and beliefs. There are three core categories that we think outline the most important factors to consider when purchasing coffee: economic transparency, social relationship, and environmental efforts.

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OUR PACKAGING

Our 250g bags and 1kg bags are LDPE 4 packaging, a type of soft plastic, very common in food packaging. For home consumers LDPE 4 is still not curbside recyclable, but is accepted at local recycling points and dedicated soft plastics deposit points. Find a location near you.

Details

Producer

Gikanda Farmers Cooperative Society

Origin

Nyeri, Kenya

Variety

SL28 & SL34

Process

Washed

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

Kirinyaga, Kenya

Kenyan coffee is famous for big, bold brightness and juicy purple fruits, so when the season comes we fill our cups deep and drink as much as we possibly can. Kenya has and still is experiencing its fair share of turbulence, politically and otherwise, yet throughout this coffee quality remains consistent and hopeful.

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Gikanda Farmers Cooperative Society

Due to the cooperative ownership structure at Kangocho it is naturally a very democratically run organisation, where everyone shares in the decision making and benefits from improvements in quality. Producers are financially incentivised to pick and deliver only the ripest cherries with bonuses, because delivery under or overripe cherries would bring the overall quality of the lots down and inturn reduce prices for everyone. But a well managed factory who prioritises its members welfare will naturally encourage producers to deliver ripe cherries, which Kangocho clearly does.

Social Relationships

Community Outreach

Kangocho are not only committed to the quality of coffee in the region but also the communities at large, with programs initiated to support local schools in providing access to quality education for the children of the farming communities. Through scholarships, school supplies and infrastructure development Kangocho are committed to genuinely improving the lives of those who depend on the washing station as an outlet for their crops.

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Brew Guides

Tried and tested recipes from the roastery.

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