Ethiopia Echemo

$33.00 NZD

Roast Style Filter

Origin Goma, Jimma, Ethiopia

Notes Lemon iced tea, floral and clean with red currant and lavender notes.

Process Washed

Certification ACO Certified Organic

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Organic Certified
Chemical Free
Selective Hand Picking
Grown Under Shade

From the Goma region of Jimma, Ethiopia, comes this refined and elegant coffee from Echemo farm. Led by third-generation farmer Khalid Shifa, Echemo is an example of organic coffee farming in harmony with a complex native environment. At an altitude of 2100 meters, once native forest is being actively restored through agroforestry.

We are thrilled to welcome Khalid Shifa for the first time at Dukes. His dedicated to quality, sustainability, and his community are immediately evident in this fabulous washed filter coffee

Producer Khalid Shifa

Farm Echemo Farm

Farm Size 35 Ha

Certifications Organic

Processing Washed

Varieties Heirloom

Harvest January 2025

Altitude 2100 masl

Region Goma, Jimma

15g ground coffee dose

2:40 total brew time

250g total water volume

95.0 brew temperature

Our recommended recipe for brewing at home or in-cafe, using a Kōno Meimon dripper.
We start with a 50g water bloom for 30 seconds.
Other equipment configuration may require slight recipe modification.

In the Jimma zone of Ethiopia’s Oromia region, Khalid Shifa, a third-generation coffee farmer, is the steward of the 35-hectare Echemo farm. Situated at 2100 meters above sea level near the town of Agaro, Echemo benefits from a climate that allows for slow cherry maturation, contributing to dense, high-quality beans.

The farm is undergoing a significant transformation under Khalid’s stewardship. Historically a forested area, the land suffered from deforestation. Khalid is actively reversing this by re-planting native trees among the coffee plants, with the goal of establishing a complete agroforestry system. The farm is certified organic, meaning no mineral fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides are used; weeds are managed manually.

A significant portion of Echemo, 12 hectares, is dedicated to heirloom coffee trees over 80 years old. These trees, which have never been pruned or stumped, were grown from seeds sourced from the nearby Choche forest, a legendary origin site for coffee. This unique cultivation practice means pickers must often climb the tall trees to harvest the cherries. The remaining 17 hectares have been planted with seedlings from these old trees.

Khalid operates Echemo as both a farm and a processing site, equipped with 160 drying beds and a small wet mill. Initially producing only natural and honey-processed coffees, Khalid invested in wet milling equipment to expand his offerings. His washed coffees have been noted for their expressive character, which is attributed to the unique heirloom cultivars grown on the farm, as opposed to the more common improved varieties from the Jimma Agricultural Research Center.

Khalid is deeply committed to organic practices, cultivating disease-resistant Heirloom varieties on the farm. Some of the coffee trees are over 80 years old and were sourced from the Choche forest, thought of as a birthplace of coffee. Cherries are hand-picked at peak ripeness and careful processing at the on-site wet mill, before drying on the farm's extensive 160 raised beds.

In the Jimma zone of Ethiopia’s Oromia region, Khalid Shifa, a third-generation coffee farmer, is the steward of the 35-hectare Echemo farm. Situated at 2100 meters above sea level near the town of Agaro, Echemo benefits from a climate that allows for slow cherry maturation, contributing to dense, high-quality beans.

The farm is undergoing a significant transformation under Khalid’s stewardship. Historically a forested area, the land suffered from deforestation. Khalid is actively reversing this by re-planting native trees among the coffee plants, with the goal of establishing a complete agroforestry system. The farm is certified organic, meaning no mineral fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides are used; weeds are managed manually.

A significant portion of Echemo, 12 hectares, is dedicated to heirloom coffee trees over 80 years old. These trees, which have never been pruned or stumped, were grown from seeds sourced from the nearby Choche forest, a legendary origin site for coffee. This unique cultivation practice means pickers must often climb the tall trees to harvest the cherries. The remaining 17 hectares have been planted with seedlings from these old trees.

Khalid operates Echemo as both a farm and a processing site, equipped with 160 drying beds and a small wet mill. Initially producing only natural and honey-processed coffees, Khalid invested in wet milling equipment to expand his offerings. His washed coffees have been noted for their expressive character, which is attributed to the unique heirloom cultivars grown on the farm, as opposed to the more common improved varieties from the Jimma Agricultural Research Center.

Beyond the farm, Khalid Shifa demonstrates a strong commitment to his community. He has financed the construction of a 4 km section of road in the area, supports a local elementary school, and provides training to out-grower farmers on organic compost production and sustainable agriculture.