We are excited to partner up with this rare organic Kenyan farm. The Muiri Estatehas been certified organic since 2008, and the owners have been fertilizing with organic material, which is a rarity of its own in Kenya.
We are looking forward to develop its fullest potential in the coming years!
Farm Size
179 hectares of land, 16 hectares dam, 87 hectares of coffee (100% Organic)
Processing Method
Wet processing. Timely and selective hand picking is carried out at the wet mill. Cherry is delivered to the wet mill the same day it is picked. Cherry sorting is carried out at the wet mill prior to depulping. Red ripe cherry are separated from underripes, overripes, and foreign matter. Processing utilizes clean water (wet processing) that is recirculated before disposal into seepage pits. Sun drying is done before delivery of the coffee to the dry mill for secondary processing.
Certifications
Organic (NOP & EU) IMO
Story
The farm was previously known as Kihoto farm (1969–1975). Later changed in 1976 to Muiri coffee estate after an African tree species called pruners (muiri in kikuyu language). This is a farm developed with coffee plantations, a wet mill, borehole, large dam, stores, and labor cottages.
Muiri Coffee Estate consists of about 110,000 trees (SL-28, SL-34, and K7), with over 46,000 trees of Ruiru 11 interplanted in some of the blocks. The farm has over 200 different species of other trees, which were planted between 2000–2002. To help farm workers and their families, over 1,000 families have land allocations on the property for for cultivation of beans.
The Farm has been certified Organic from 2008.
