{"product_id":"suke-quto-washed","title":"Suke Quto Washed","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAromas of cane sugar, clementine, and allspice introduce this soft cup. Notes of honeydew and caramel accompany clementine acidity, with lemon verbena and Swiss chocolate emerging in the finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eDetails\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProducer:\u003c\/b\u003e Ato Tesfaye Bekele\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFarm:\u003c\/b\u003e Suke Quto\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRegion: \u003c\/b\u003eGuji Zone\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAltitude:\u003c\/b\u003e 1,800-2,200 masl | 5,906-7,218 feet\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eVarietal: \u003c\/b\u003eKurume, Welicho\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eProcess:\u003c\/b\u003e Washed\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRoast:\u003c\/b\u003e Light-Medium\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNotes:\u003c\/b\u003e Clementine, Cane Sugar, Lemon Verbena\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eThe Story\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have a limited quantity of this coffee from Ato Tesfaye Bekele, one of the people who put Guji specialty coffee on the map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 1997 to 1999 bushfires destroyed 5,000 forest acres in Guji. With a job in Natural Resource and Environmental Protection for the Ethiopian government, Tesfaye was responsible for rebuilding and finding new ways to conserve the area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“After the fires, locals returned to the deforested lands to change these into agricultural fields. They started to produce teff and maize.” Tesfaye could not stop people from returning to rebuild their livelihoods, but he could provide an alternative. “I came up with the idea to replant the forests and also add coffee trees to enhance diversity.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTesfaye rented a truck and distributed coffee seedlings among the community. “People started to ask me how long it would take before this crop starts to yield cherries. I answered, ‘four to five years’. They gave the seedlings back to me after hearing this.\" Disappointed by this lack of faith, Tesfaye reserved a small piece of land and started a coffee seedling nursery with government money.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTesfaye appointed several managers to overlook the nursery, but all found the job unappealing because of years without tangible results. So he resigned from his job and became a full-time coffee farmer. After his first harvest, the community that first rejected the idea returned to Tesfaye. “I am very proud of this idea because all the farms you see today in Guji are inspired by Suke Quto Farm.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTesfaye focuses on environmentally-friendly coffee and on the economic growth of the community. Suke Quto washing station collects cherries from 171 neighboring outgrowers and generates 200 seasonal jobs. He has also initiated the \u003ca title=\"Trabocca: Suke Quto School Project\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trabocca.com\/about-us\/projects\/suko-quto-school-project\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSuke Quto School Project\u003c\/a\u003e, which has built and expanded two schools, added concrete floors and bathrooms, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PT's Coffee","offers":[{"title":"12oz \/ Whole Bean","offer_id":40815147384880,"sku":"29574WB","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"12oz \/ Espresso","offer_id":40815147417648,"sku":"29574ES","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"12oz \/ Fine","offer_id":40815147450416,"sku":"29574FI","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"12oz \/ Auto","offer_id":40815147483184,"sku":"29574AU","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"12oz \/ Coarse","offer_id":40815147515952,"sku":"29574CO","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2lb \/ Whole Bean","offer_id":40815147548720,"sku":"39574WB","price":58.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2lb \/ Espresso","offer_id":40815147581488,"sku":"39574ES","price":58.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2lb \/ Fine","offer_id":40815147614256,"sku":"39574FI","price":58.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2lb \/ Auto","offer_id":40815147647024,"sku":"39574AU","price":58.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2lb \/ Coarse","offer_id":40815147679792,"sku":"39574CO","price":58.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5lb \/ Whole Bean","offer_id":40815147712560,"sku":"59574WB","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5lb \/ Espresso","offer_id":40815147745328,"sku":"59574ES","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5lb \/ Fine","offer_id":40815147778096,"sku":"59574FI","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5lb \/ Auto","offer_id":40815147810864,"sku":"59574AU","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5lb \/ Coarse","offer_id":40815147843632,"sku":"59574CO","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/7448\/products\/AtoTesfayeBekele.png?v=1682009961","url":"https:\/\/ptscoffee.mom\/products\/suke-quto-washed","provider":"PT's Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}