This classic natural sidamo profile comes to us from the Setamo Cooperative, located in the Dara region of Sidamo. Dara is one of the local regions that is famous for producing exceptional coffees under the Sidamo banner, and the Setamo Cooperative has been servicing the smallholder coffee growers in the region since 2001.
The coop collects and purchases coffee cherry from over 800 local smallholder farmers – each of which has on average less than 1 hectare of cultivated land – and proceeds to blend, process, dry and export the coffee on their behalf. The members of Setamo will deliver tiny quantities of cherry to the mill daily and are paid a premium price guaranteed by both Fairtrade and Organic standards. Year-round, organic compost is used regularly and a minimal intervention approach to coffee growing and pruning is prevalent among the community, that has been farming coffee naturally for decades.
