Previously in Kenya, the natural method of coffee processing was considered low quality and intended for the local market. The production of this type of coffee was carried out with floating cherries (the least dense) from the double fermentation process, which were placed without the slightest care on African beds at the end of the harvest. This type of coffee in Kenya is known as Mbuni. However, Mchana Estate has transformed this concept by introducing a more careful and balanced technique in the production of natural coffees.
Mchana Estate is located in Kiambu County in Kenya. Coffee cherries are harvested between 1800-2150 meters above sea level with an average temperature ranging between 13-25 degrees Celsius. Mchana has a workforce of 172 permanent workers and casual workers vary from 200 to 1,200 per day depending on the season. The largest quantity is produced during the peak harvest season.
There are well-established health and safety measures that ensure workers work in a safe and healthy environment. Workers under 18 years of age are not hired. Issues related to sexual harassment are not allowed. Management does not prevent workers of various religions from wearing their religious clothing. Labor allocation is free of tribal discrimination and all workers are treated equally regardless of their origins.
There is a daycare that looks after small babies when their parents are at work. A baby day care unit is also available and the children are looked after by a qualified and trained teacher. Children also receive nutritious, high-energy, well-balanced meals to meet their nutritional needs as they grow. In addition to that, there is a primary school called Ngewe Primary which caters for the children of the permanent workers who live on the estate and those from outside.
In addition, they maintain a detailed catalogue of the coffee varieties they grow. SL28 constitutes the majority (74.1%) of the varieties grown here, followed by the grafted variety Ruiru 11 (23.7%), K7 (1.7%) and Batian (0.05%). This means that you are mostly drinking the SL28 variety.
We will have samples of this and more lots available soon, are you interested in cupping them?
There is a daycare that looks after small babies when their parents are at work. A baby day care unit is also available and the children are looked after by a qualified and trained teacher. Children also receive nutritious, high-energy, well-balanced meals to meet their nutritional needs as they grow. In addition to that, there is a primary school called Ngewe Primary which caters for the children of the permanent workers who live on the estate and those from outside.
In addition, they maintain a detailed catalogue of the coffee varieties they grow. SL28 constitutes the majority (74.1%) of the varieties grown here, followed by the grafted variety Ruiru 11 (23.7%), K7 (1.7%) and Batian (0.05%). This means that you are mostly drinking the SL28 variety.
We will have samples of this and more lots available soon, are you interested in cupping them?
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