{"product_id":"b2b-fernwood-ethiopia-hambela-wamena","title":"Ethiopia Hambela Wamena","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Coffee\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hambela Wamena Washing Station sits in the Guji Highlands of southern Ethiopia at 2,200 meters above sea level. Around 3,900 smallholder farmers contribute coffee here, each growing native heirloom varieties on Guji's red volcanic soils. The high elevation and cool temperatures slow down cherry development, giving the fruit more time to build sugar and structure before harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFarmers deliver ripe cherries to the station, where they are dried whole on raised beds in the sun — a process called natural processing. The key at Hambela Wamena is careful management during drying: workers turn the cherries regularly and extend the drying time to keep the flavors clean and controlled. This attention to process is what separates it from naturals that can end up tasting funky or overfermented. Sourcing for this lot runs through Café Imports, a green coffee importer with long-standing relationships in Ethiopia focused on lot clarity and consistent processing standards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a coffee shaped by both the land and the people tending it. Guji has built a reputation for producing some of Ethiopia's most expressive naturals, and Hambela Wamena reflects that through attentive farming at scale rather than a single small estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Fernwood\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFernwood was started in 2007 by Ben and Terra, who bought Parsonage Café in Victoria, BC. Both came out of the restaurant world, and when they started a family, they wanted to build something that reflected their background in hospitality without the pace of late-night kitchen work. The café came with an unexpected asset: a 1936 Barth roaster sitting in the back. They started using it, and roasting gradually became the center of what Fernwood does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir sourcing approach leans on established importer relationships to maintain consistency and traceability across their offerings. The same hospitality standard they brought from restaurants applies to how they select and roast coffee: consistent, repeatable, and built around making a reliable cup rather than chasing novelty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Fernwood is a roaster you'll see all over Reddit as being one of BC's best. I asked to try their coffee, and now I get what all the hype is about. I bought a few extra bags of Manos al Grano for my stash at home.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Dean, Director of Coffee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fernwood","offers":[{"title":"5 lb","offer_id":45559215718460,"sku":"B2B-fernwood-ethiopia-hambela-wamena-2268","price":174.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/2880\/1852\/files\/SingleOrigins_EthiopiaHambelaWamena_Web_Front-01.jpg?v=1781805460","url":"https:\/\/stillwatercoffee.ca\/products\/b2b-fernwood-ethiopia-hambela-wamena","provider":"Stillwater Coffee Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}