The Town... Yirgacheffe town is surrounded by a number of small communities; little groups of houses with perhaps a shop or two. These little communities are becoming known to coffee aficionados, since the coffees vary from place to place. Koke, Idido, Hama, Biloya. All are placenames of the hills surrounding Yirgacheffe. One of these places, in the hills just to the west of Yirgacheffe town, is Harfusa.

The Variety... Farmers here cultivate a strain of coffee known only as “Yirgacheffe,” an ancient, traditional variety which has been handed from generation to generation, from farmer to farmer, for hundreds of years. It’s unique to the hills surrounding Yirgacheffe town, and is a huge part of what makes this coffee so delicious. Since each farmer plants his own crops with his own seed, the coffee has developed its own personality in each little community.  Harfusa is one of the best.