EthiopiaSwerl Coffee Roasters · Falkenberg
[ODD B] Mr. Bekele Gemeda - Ethiopia
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Farm named
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What Swerl Coffee Roasters says about this coffee
Welcome to the Odd Bean collection. This project started from the idea of wanting to find a home for all the beans in our roastery that are waiting for someone to enjoy them. At the end of every week, we end up with small batches of leftover coffee beans that are carefully packed.
This is one of our ways to pursue a no-waste lifestyle and to give a longer life to the so-called odd beans. <3
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Delicate and complex. Tasting like ripe apricots, iced tea and sweet lemon.
Origin: Ethiopia Region: Yirgacheffe Producer: Mr. Bekele Gemeda Elevation: 1780 - 2100 masl Variety: Ethiopian heirloom varieties Process: Washed
Roasted for: Filter
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This single producer lot comes from Mr. Bekele Gemeda in the Worka village in Yirgacheffe. Mr Bekele Gemeda is a resident of small village called Worka 13 kms from Gedeb town.
He owns 6.5 hectares of coffee farm in one place and another 3 hectares in another place within the same village. He works full time in his farm assisted by his able children who completed their primary education but couldn’t find work in nearby towns.
Mr Bekele, who is the father of 11 children, fully relied on the income he generated from his coffee farm. The…
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What the roaster says about where it came from
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What Swerl Coffee Roasters says about itself
Fairtrade
“Traceability, fair trade and ethically sourced have become buzz words in the industry this past decade but if we had to sum up Swerl into two words it’s likely seasonality and relationships.” their page (opens in a new tab)
Direct trade
“Grateful for all the work everyone does, from our direct trade partners in Brazil the Barreto family, the amazing work of the importer Semilla helping to build producer-run collectives at origin, to single producers like Jhon Jairo in Colombia dedicated to quality, community and consistency.” their page (opens in a new tab)
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Altitude, highest
…elevation: 1780 - 2100 masl… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Altitude, lowest
…elevation: 1780 - 2100 masl… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
Variety
…variety: Ethiopian heirloom varieties… part of a longer passage the roaster’s page (opens in a new tab)
A further 3 facts on this page were read from part of the shop page that holds no sentence — a menu or a product grid — so there is nothing to quote for them.
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