Producer: Musa Abalulesa
Farm: Koye and Chanko Farms
Region: Gomma District
Altitude: 2,100 masl | 6,890 feet
Varietal: Heirloom
Process: Washed
Roast: Light-Medium
Notes: Nectarine, Butterscotch, Candied Almond

Imported by our friends at Crop to Cup.

"Brothers Musa and Mustefa Abalulesa own and operate two farms in Western Ethiopia's Gomma District, within the larger Oromia region. Known for their delicate care in cherry selection and wet processing, they have been entrusted with processing quality seed for distribution to farmers across the region and government seed banks.  At Mustefa's facility there is a separate area for seed preparation, with rows and rows of dried parchment coffee covered in fine ash to inhibit mold growth while in storage.

"Several years ago the brothers began farming for green bean export, with Crop to Cup being their first buyer.

"Before much of the undergrowth was cleared to farm coffee—dense tree coverage remains for shade growing—this jungle parcel at almost 7,000 feet was a hideout for their father, Abalulessa, a guerilla fighting against the Derg (the oppressive military government of the time). Having failed to capture him, the government turned to the local community with a bounty. His health deteriorating and near death, Abalulessa turned to an old friend and, as thanks for nursing him through his final months, told him to tell the government he had killed him, and thus benefit from the bounty. Abalulessa died in 1977 and as part of an amnesty and reconciliation program, the government gave the land to the family, which they now farm along with another plot 7km away."