Sidama Coffee Beans: Ethiopia
Sidama Coffee Beans: Ethiopia
Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee. The Sidama region of Ethiopia is the source of most of Ethiopia’s grade one and grade two beans, which are its two highest quality rankings. With every bag, you get:
Sustainably Sourced: Our coffee beans are ethically sourced from farms that pay fair wages to hardworking farmers.
Empowering Farmers: We believe in putting profits back into the hands of the farmers who work tirelessly to produce these exceptional beans.
Quality Assurance: Our beans undergo rigorous quality checks to ensure that you receive only the finest, freshly roasted coffee beans.
A World of Aromas: Explore a diverse range of tasting notes, from fruity and floral to earthy and spicy, offering a delightful sensory journey with every cup.
Versatile Brewing: These beans are perfect for various brewing methods, including drip, espresso, French press, and more, allowing you to craft your ideal coffee experience.
Ethiopian Heritage: Immerse yourself in the rich coffee culture of Ethiopia, where coffee is more than a beverage; it's a tradition, a way of life, and a source of pride.
Every bag is 12 Oz which translates to ~32 cups of fresh coffee
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Specialty Coffee Experience: Each batch is carefully selected and roasted to perfection, guaranteeing a consistent and exceptional coffee experience.
Cupping: Citrus 🍊, Blueberry 🫐, Crisp Acidity
Drying Method: Sun-dried on raised beds
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PUTTING THE FARMER FIRST
The Demeka Becha site is owned by Ayele Tulu, a Sidama man who is deeply integrated into the local area of Bona Zuria where he has a few sites. His son Tsegab Ayele, who speaks fluent English and is eagerly involved with coffee culture globally through social media, is his right hand and manages the project. Tsegab’s younger brother Abinet (still in college but clearly on route to joining the family business) is responsible for photography and making sure that his dad has a chair and is comfortable.
The Future Is Female
The heart, perhaps the true engine, of the family is Genet Haile Endeshow, Tsegab’s mother and Ayele’s wife. She fills up their lives and the home with her warmth, and her embrace expands to include everyone who has the privilege of working with the family and their coffee producing sites. She’ll make you a killer doro wat or chicken stew, which is served to honor guests in Ethiopia, and follow it up with traditional Ethiopian buna (coffee), served on her porch below the flowering vines that shade it even in the heat of midday.
Demeka Becha site pulls cherries from nearby communities including Dilla Suke, Demeka, Goacho, Becha, and Bashiro Dale—close to 10,000 producers are situated in the areas surrounding the washing station. Producers bring their cherries to be weighed on the characteristic blue scale, logged in the book by Cashier and General Manager, Alemu Gobaro, and floated before being dumped into the cement hopper to begin the journey through the 4-disk Agard pulper and into fermentation tanks and cement washing channels. There are 10 tanks for density grades 1 and 2, and 2 tanks for low density coffee destined for our Community Lot program if it meets our standard, or for the local market. Following fermentation and washing, the parchment coffee is carried by hand to the drying beds where laborers spread it out to the depth of a fingertip and keep it turning until it is dried and moved to the locked storehouse to await trucking to Addis Ababa and final processing.
Demeka Becha site is situated at the top of a hill, which is ideal for air flow along the drying beds. You enter through tin gates which open onto lush green grass and, if you’re lucky, smiling day laborers lined up clapping and whistling their excitement at your visit.
“Empower Africans Through A Living Wage”
