Haile Gebre is known by many as the godfather of Organic coffee growing in the Guji Zone of Oromia in southern Ethiopia. In 2001, Haile settled in Guji with his family after inheriting the land that is now the 640-acre Shakisso farm. Haile saw an opportunity to reconnect with his coffee roots and began to spread seedlings among the local community and encourage quality, heirloom arabica to be planted and begin cultivation in the fertile Guji zone.
Today, Haile works with over 380 smallholder out-grower farmers who all contribute to the Shakisso farm harvest each year. Haile’s network of Organic and extremely high quality growers have all worked together to put Guji on the map as the hub of specialty coffee production in Oromia.
We have roasted Haile Gebre’s Shakisso coffee since our humble beginnings. The clarity, sweetness and distinct berry-like acidity have always cemented coffee from Shakisso as stand out favourites every season.
