Kayon Mountain, Етиопия

The Kayon Mountain Coffee Farm is 500 hectares with about 300 hectares planted in coffee and has been owned and operated by Ismael Hassen Aredo and his family since 2012. It is located 510 km south of Addis Ababa, and the property crosses the border of two villages—Taro and Sewana—located in the Oromia region, in the Guji zone of the Shakiso district of Ethiopia.

Ismael oversees a staff of 25 permanent full-time and 300 seasonal employees, and the farm management offers free transportation services as well as financial support for building schools and administration buildings for the community.

Producers harvest and deliver the cherries to the Halo Beriti washing station on the same day. They are first de-pulped and fermented in open tanks for 8–12 hours. The cherries are then washed in water channels to remove the mucilage. The beans will then be spread on raised beds to dry for 5–15 days, depending on the weather.