Koke

REGION Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia TASTES LIKE Pomegranate, Blood Orange, Black Tea ELEVATION 1800 MASL PLANT VARIETIES Kurume, Dega, Wolisho PROCESS Honey FARM/WASHING STATION/DRYING BED Smallholder Farms   Coffee grown in the many districts and kebeles of the Gedeo Zone is often referred to as Heirloom varieties, many of which were propagated and distributed to farmers in the last 40 years. Trees grow in red brown fertile soil under the shade of many tree species including Bibira, Cordia Africana, and the subsistence crop Ensete ventricosum. In the southern region of Ethiopia, farmers pick coffee selectively, harvesting only ripe cherries individually by hand. Pickers rotate among the trees every eight to ten days, choosing only the cherries which are at peak ripeness.