Kamwangi

Kianyaga, Gichugu, Kirinyaga, Kenya

Tasting Notes

Honey, Tropical Fruit, Citrus

Coffee Info

PRODUCER: Small Scale Farmers

VARIETY: SL-28, SL-34, Ruiru-11

REGION: Kianyaga, Gichugu, Kirinyaga

LANDED: April 2022

ALTITUDE: 1800-2100 Meters

IMPORTER: Coffee Shrub

Producer Info (from Coffee Shrub)

Kamwangi factory is located in the Gichugu division of Kirinyaga district. The factory has the good fortune of being connected to the national electric grid, and washing resources are plentiful with the nearby Nyamindi river as the source. Kamwangi is part of the New Ngariama Farmers Cooperative Society ("FCS" - Kainamui is also under the New Ngariama umbrella of coops). Membership has reached nearly 1,000 farmers at Kamwangi, each with a tiny plot of coffee, generally 200 - 300 trees. Kamwangi farmers grow primarily SL-28, SL-34, and Ruiru 11 cultivars, benefitting from the red volcanic soils of Mt Kenya, and most stretch above 1800 meters above sea level. These factories are basically small washing stations set up in a particular area and are allied with a larger cooperative society - the FCS. Factories have wet mills, washing/fermenting channels, and raised beds where the coffees are basically processed all the way down to dried parchment (being meticulously sorted along the way). Kamwangi has a water recirculation system set up, as well as eight waste water soaking pits to help minimize the environmental impact.