Ethiopia Wegida Farm Almaz Mamo

Single Origin Espresso

REGION /  Yirgacheffe

VARIETAL / Dega, JARC 72165, JARC 74110, JARC 74112, Kurume, Welicha

PROCESSING / Natural

ALTITUDE / 1925-1940masl

PROFILE / Strawberry, Blackberry, Plum, Cacao Nibs

Almaz Mamo cultivates coffee at Wegida Farm in Dila, Yirgacheffe. She grows a range of local landraces and JARC varieties, which have all evolved to thrive in Ethiopia’s climatic conditions. Almaz uses sustainable agroforestry practices to cultivate coffee. Her farm is organic-by-default. In addition to coffee, she also grows false bananas (enset), fruit trees and legumes. Fruit and timber trees provide shade for growing coffee and legumes fix nitrogen, a vital nutrient for growing all plants. Almaz selectively handpicks ripe, red cherry and processes it on her farm. She lays cherry on raised beds to sun dry and rakes cherry frequently to ensure even drying. It takes approximately 2 to 3 weeks for the cherry to dry. Once dry, Almaz bags cherry and stores it in a warehouse on the farm for about 5 months before it’s transported to the dry mill for processing.