Organic Papua New Guinea Timuza A

Notes: Butterscotch, Dark Chocolate, Dried Fruit Acidity: Average Body: High Sweetness: Above Average    Elevation: 1550 meters Varietals: Arusha, Mundo Novo, TypicaProcess: Fully Washed  Drying: Patio Drying The Timuza Coffee Cooperative represents over 200 smallholder farmers of the Kamano tribal group, located southwest of Kainantu in the hamlets surrounding Namura town. The soils are a mix of black & brownish red loam, with predominately traditional typica grown under casuarina and albizia shade trees. The average farm size is 1.4 hectares per family, with adjacent gardens for the cultivation of food crops such as sweet potato, taro, and cassava. Farmers have received training and assistance in financial management, gender equality, coffee husbandry, and standards for processing through local partners. The harvest takes place from April through September, with the selective harvest of ripe cherry, manually pulping, fermentation in traditional bilum bags, washing, and full sun-d