Ethiopia - Yirgacheffe - Chelchele - G1 - Natural

This coffee from Chelchele is collected by our partner EDN Ethiopian Coffee from the many producers around the station. There are several hundreds of them, with farms of 1 to 2 hectares maximum.

Growing coffee is an integral part of the lives of the farmers surrounding the Chelchele station, where coffee is not just a means of earning a living. It's also a tradition, and a way of living together.

Everything is done in the traditional way, by hand to select only the finest cherries. These are then processed naturally. The cherries are dried for 15 to 20 days, depending on the weather, on drying beds. The cherries are turned over regularly to ensure even drying.

EDN - Ethiopian Coffee harvests coffee from the family farms that surround each of their stations, in the Guji and Gedeo (Yirgacheffe) areas. The farms with which EDN works are small, ranging from 1 to a few hectares maximum. The EDN stations are located in several kebele (villages), such as Benti Nenka, Banko Gotiti, Halo Bereti and Banko Chelchele. There, coffee growing is an integral part of the community's culture. Coffee is always picked by hand, and grown alongside other food crops. This approach maximises the use of the land while providing food for the community.