KENYA KIKUYU - SPECIAL RELEASE

Discover an harmonious blend of two exceptional Kenyan coffees. Each cup revealing a rich tapestry of dark fruits, featuring black cherry, plump plum, and ripe blackberry.

Kainamui Peaberry coffee from Kirinyaga is produced by about 1,800 smallholder farmers, including 600 women. Kirinyaga is in Central Kenya home to Mt. Kenya, whileGichathaini AA coffee from Nyeri lies between Mt. Kenya and the Aberdare Mountains, an area rich with forests and wildlife and home to the Kikuyu people for centuries.

ABOUT THE PRODUCERS

Gichathaini AA coffee

The Gichathaini factory is one of three washing stations that comprise the Gikanda
Farmers Cooperative Society (F.C.S.), which is in the Mathira West district of Nyeri.
The factory itself is owned by the farmers who deliver their cherries here: There are
about 1,045 registered members and 770 active members who utilize the mill and,
subsequently, are able to make elective decisions regarding factory representation
and management. The factory is located about 6 kilometers from Karatina town,
and the conditions in the area are typically ideal for coffee: abundant rainfall,
reliable average temperatures, fertile soil, and fresh water from the Ragati
river.Coffee is picked and delivered ripe to the factory, where it is sorted before
being depulped the same day as delivery. It is fermented overnight, washed using
clean Ragati river water, and then moved to the drying beds. The water used in the
washing process is recirculated for conservation purposes, and moved to soak pits
away from the fresh-water sources to prevent contamination.

Kainamui Peaberry coffee

The Kainamui factory serves about 1,800 smallholder coffee farmers who are
members of the New Ngariama Farmers Cooperative Society, about 600 of whom
are women. The smallholders own an average of 200 trees on less than half a
hectare of land. Farmers in the area grow gravellea, macadamia nuts, eucalyptus,
tea, corn, and bananas in addition to coffee. The factory receives field visits from
agricultural ministers and agro-companies who offer training programs. The F.C.S.
also provides prefinancing for farmers to allow them to pay school fees, production
costs, and in case of emergencies.