{"product_id":"guji-shakiso-natural","title":"Guji Shakiso Natural","description":"\u003cp\u003eRegion: Shakiso, Guji, Ethiopia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProducer: Biniyam Aklilu \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFarm: Shakiso Washing Station \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProcess: Natural \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: Heirloom \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElevation: 1,950-2,100 MASL \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBiniyam Aklilu\u003c\/strong\u003e is a fourth generation coffee farmer whose great-grandfather started a coffee farm in the 1960s—about two entire governments ago. Biniyam's grandfather built the first privately-owned washing station in Guji and his father founded Nardos Coffee in 1998, an exporting business for the washing station owned by the Aklilu family. Now, Nardos Coffee operates nine washing stations across multiple regions. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBiniyam, a self-starter inspired by several lifetimes of coffee farming, founded his own export business called Gujoo Coffee. In a sense, he is Ethiopian coffee royalty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his home region of \u003cstrong\u003eGuji\u003c\/strong\u003e, coffee is the thread that is handwoven into social fabric: in the community, coffee is shared for hospitality, solving local disputes, and gifting to newlyweds. Through Biniyam, coffee also brings new resources to the area: with international trade, he's able to reinvest in initiatives like distributing reusable menstrual kits to school-age girls (to prevent dropouts from lack of menstrual supplies) and subsidizing high school textbooks. In the future, he hopes to work on infrastructure for schools, clean water, and roads to service the areas surrounding his washing stations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor local coffee farmers, Biniyam has used his access to the global market to bring in premium prices, educate on soil management and tree pruning, demonstrate how to revive aging trees, and distribute new seedlings to producers. In Ethiopia broadly, he aims to help bolster the economy by attracting external markets and currency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lot is a G1 specialty grade coffee from Shakiso Station in Guji, operated by Biniyam under Gujoo Coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is certified Organic and Rainforest Alliance (RFA).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coffee Project NY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41308702244922,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/5584\/1338\/files\/AENLTAEYJAOQ4IEHNC5DOLIR_png.webp?v=1774543066","url":"https:\/\/coffeecheck.nyc\/products\/guji-shakiso-natural","provider":"Coffee Check","version":"1.0","type":"link"}