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Organic Ethiopia Oromia comes to us from our good friends at Royal Coffee in Emeryville, CA. Grown in Oromia, a regional state in Ethiopia, this coffee is unique for a few reasons. The coffee is processed as a natural, or dried in the fruit coffee. When prepared well, this method gives coffee a unique fruit forward profile. Here’s what Royal has to say about Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (OCFCU)'s coffee:
“The Oromia Regional State is Ethiopia’s largest, including more than 110,000 square miles and 35 million people. It touches the borders of both Kenya to the south and South Sudan to the west, and includes Ethiopia’s massive capital city, Addis Ababa, along with 65% of Ethiopia coffee growing territory, as of 2014. There are a number of famous coffee regions included in full or in partin Oromia:Jimma andIllubabor in the west; Harar to the northeast;Arsi, bordering Sidamain the mid-south, which produces many similar terroirs; and the Guji Zone, where Royal also works with a diversity of forward-thinkinggrowers and processors.
The Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (OCFCU) is an umbrella organization established in 1999 by 34 individual cooperatives interested in centralizing resources and gaining leverage in the export market. As of 2020, OCFCU supports more than 400 individual cooperatives--more than 400,000 households, by far the largest unionization of farmers in the country. Premiums from coffee exports are returned directly to farmers, and the union also funds organic farming programs, mill equipment purchases, and food security programs. OCFCU has established a central cupping lab to support quality control and is a founding shareholder in its members’ bank, the Cooperative Bank of Oromia, that provides pre-harvest financingand crop insurance; both resources historically unavailable to rural farmers in Ethiopia. OCFCU has been Fairtrade and Organic certified since 2002 and ever since hasbeen one of the world’s largest suppliers of Fairtrade coffee.”
On the cupping table, this coffee greeted us with its intense notes of apricot, blackberry, lemon, blueberry and clean, lively acidity. This medium-light roast is delicious in all brewing methods, but really stands out as a filter coffee. OCFCU’s coffee is loaded with baked brown sugar and berry, and we’re extremely excited to share it with you.
All orders placed by 5am PST will roast and ship the same business day. All orders placed after 5am PST will roast and ship the following business day.
SPECIFICATIONS
ORIGIN // Ethiopia REGION //Oromia Region, Ethiopia FARM + PRODUCER // Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative TASTE // Baked Brown Sugar + Berry + Caramel PROCESS // Full natural and dried on raised beds ALTITUDE // 1550 – 2200 masl HARVEST // October – December VARIETAL // Indigenous heirloom cultivars CERTIFICATIONS // Fair Trade (FT FLO/USA) | Organic