Key Origin Info:

Producer: Bette Buna'‘s farm in Megadu community
Processed at: the Megadu processing site

Region: Megadu, Guji, Southern Ethiopia
Altitude: 2000-2200 masl

Variety: Cultivated landrace varieties - 74112,74110, Wild Guji Megadu varieties
Process: Kickstart natural - cherries are first left to oxidise for 24h, then fermented in closed barrels for 48hrs and finally dried on raised beds

Exporter: Bette Buna | Importer: Falcon Speciality

Cup profile: Jammy mouthfeel, strawberry, peach & scherry

Purchase history: Since 2025 with Bette Buna

10th Birthday Special Release !

We are excited to be celebrating the roastery’s 10th anniversary with this incredible release from Bette Buna! Bette Buna is an impact-driven coffee company with roots in the coffee growing community in Taferi Kela, Sidama region. Their goal is not only to produce exceptional coffee but use it to create opportunities and improve livelihoods in their community, while promoting environmentally regenerative farming methods. This lot comes from their second site in Megadu, Guji and is processed using a “kickstart” method where cherries first undergo an initial oxidation on raised beds, followed by fermentation in barrels before being slowly dried on raised beds. Expect a jammy mouthfeel and a deliciously fruit forward cup!

To spread the birthday joy further, we will donate 20% of sales of this coffee directly to Bette Buna’s upcoming project - Taferi Kela Kid’s Club - using football to teach and empower kids and their families in Taferi Kela. 

More about Bette Buna and their sites - Taferi Kela and Megadu:

Bette Buna literally translates to “Home of Coffee” and their work includes acting as an exporter as well as operating two farms & processing sites - in Taferi Kela, Sidama and Megadu, Guji, and perhaps most importantly being a pillar in their communities, using quality coffee as a tool for inclusive local development.

As they describe themselves, they are a coffee company that grows coffee and opportunities. Committed to building opportunities for everyone in their community Bette Buna operate their own farm in Taferi Kela as a “living classroom” where farmers can come learn first hand about agronomy, soil health, tree stumping and renovating, harvesting and more. All with the aim to help farmers achieve better yields, better quality and turn better income from their coffee. Through demonstration plots, training and shared experience, the programme focuses on improved farming practices, agroforestry renovation and stronger decision-making at farm level. Over the next two years, Bette Bunna’s programmes aim to reach more than 3,500 farming families. A key part of the Taferi Kela farm is their seedlings nursery employing a permanent local team and producing over 350,000 coffee seedlings of quality varieties every year along with a range of shade trees supporting agroforestry systems.

Alongside their farm and nursery in Taferi Kela, Better Buna also operate another farm and processing site in Megadu area within the Guji region. As this is culturally a very different region, the site here is run in partnership with the local community leaders and farmers to manage and harvest coffee from shared land with cherries processed at the Megadu site. This structure is designed to keep knowledge, responsibility and value within the producing communities.

Bette Bunna also supports social projects and entrepreneurship programmes designed to help farming families develop additional income streams and strengthen community resilience beyond coffee.

We are excited to be working with Bette Buna for the second year and bring you a range of their exceptional coffees and also support some of their impactful projects such as the Kids Clubs in Taferi Kela!