{"product_id":"ethiopia-kayon-mountain-heirloom-natural-1","title":"ETHIOPIA | Kayon Mountain | Heirloom | Natural","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003eThe southern Ethiopian region of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003eGuji\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003e was, prior to the early 2000s, considered to be part of Sidama. Since being recognized as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003ea distinct region, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003eit’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003e fast become one of favorite places to search for coffees. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003eIt’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003e forested hillsides, high altitude, and volcanic soils \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003echeck off\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003emany of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003erequisites for growing high quality coffee.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003eThe Kayon Mountain Coffee Farm is 500 hectares \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003eof which\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003e about 300 hectares planted in coffee and has been owned and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003eoperated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003e by Ismael Hassen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003eAredo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003e and his family since 2012. It is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003elocated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003e510 kilometers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003e south of Addis Ababa, and the property crosses the border of two villages—Taro and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003eSewana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003elocated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003e in the Oromia region, in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003eGuji\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003e zone of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003eShakiso\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003e district of Ethiopia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003eIsmael oversees a staff of 25 permanent full-time and 300 seasonal employees, and the farm management offers free transportation services as well as financial support for building schools and administration buildings for the community. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003eThe farm competes with a nearby mining village for seasonal workers, so Ismael and his family pay higher wages to their pickers to incentivize them \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003eto return\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003e year after year. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003eKayon Mountain farm has a nursery on-site and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003eutilizes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209899542 BCX0\"\u003e shade (acacia and other indigenous trees) to protect the coffee as well as for creating compost to fertilize naturally. 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