Ethiopia Worka Sakaro

Origin: Ethiopia
Farm: Lalesa Washing Station
Process: Natural

Let's talk about Worka Sakaro

The washing station Lalesa in Gedeb was purchased by Ephtah in 2023. This station is located at 2200 m.a.s.l. and is a 3.5-hectare area where 350 raised beds are installed. Ephtah empowers women by a series of initiatives including education, financial knowledge, financing and strengthening the female coffee community leadership.

Coffee was purchased from a group of farmers in Worka Sakaro and processed in the Ephtah washing station in Lalesa. Besides coffee, they grow bananas and ensete. Coffee farmers grow mainly heirloom varieties. These coffees are cultivated at 2150 to 2200 m.a.s.l in Gedeb. Individual coffee growers pick the cherries and transport them directly to the washing stations.

This coffee is natural, which means that the whole ripe cherries were left to dry with its skin and mucilage attached. The coffee is sundried for 12 - 15 days until it achieves the ideal moisture resulting in a sweeter and fruitier cup profile.

Heirloom Varieties
The term 'heirloom' is used to refer to the unidentified wild varieties that grow on Ethiopian farms. Despite some of these varieties not being genetically identified, they are classified into two groups: JARC varieties and regional landraces. Regional landraces are coffee trees that grow entirely in the wild and on some farms, while JARC varieties are coffees developed and researched by the Jimma Agricultural Research Center.