{"product_id":"b2b-traffic-oma-fontule","title":"OMA FONTULE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFarmer: \u003c\/strong\u003eMusa Abalulesa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: \u003c\/strong\u003eEthiopia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProcess: \u003c\/strong\u003ewashed\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVarietal: \u003c\/strong\u003eJARC 74110 \u0026amp; 74165\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoast level: \u003c\/strong\u003elight\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the cup: \u003c\/strong\u003egrapefruit iced tea, northern wildflowers, brownies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis coffee producer is no stranger to our menu. Musa makes some super nice coffees. This one is a pocket-friendly nice cup of washed Ethiopian coffee that does what it does. sweet tea like body \u0026amp; with some great fresh stone fruit flavours, but with some nice chocolate in the finish. This is easy to brew \u0026amp; easy to love. What's not to love about that?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Musa \u0026amp; his family...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMusa \u003c\/em\u003eAbalulesa and his brothers, Mustefa and Gugu, each farm small holdings in Gomma, Agaro. Musa and Mustefa jointly manage two farms outside Beshasha—Koye and Chanko—on land at 2,100 meters that was once dense jungle.\u003cbr\u003eBefore it was cleared for coffee, that parcel served as a hideout for their father, Abalulesa, a guerrilla resisting the Derg military regime. After repeated failed attempts to capture him—and mounting losses—the government placed a bounty on\u003cbr\u003ehis head. As his health declined, Abalulesa entrusted an old friend with a final request: claim the reward by telling authorities he had killed him, in gratitude for caring for him in his last months. Abalulesa died in 1977, when Musa was two. Under a later amnesty and reconciliation program, the government granted land to the family—property his sons now farm.\u003cbr\u003eIn 2006, Musa won a national competition organized by the Ethiopian government among 500 selected participants. The prize sent him to AFCA in Uganda and included both cash and a hand pulper. He reinvested the money to expand his farm to 43.8 hectares. Two years later, however, the launch of the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange ended direct export, forcing him to sell locally in Agaro at commercial prices.\u003cbr\u003eThat shifted in 2016, when export liberalization allowed certain farmers to secure their own licenses. Crop to Cup became Musa’s first direct-sale customer that year. His success has encouraged others in the region—including Gugu—to pursue\u003cbr\u003edirect export in search of stronger prices. Premiums earned since have funded farm renovations, new seedlings from his nursery, additional drying beds, shade cloth, and a larger warehouse. Musa farms organically, grows avocados, and keeps honey bees to diversify income. Together, Musa and Mustefa also operate a seed production business, supplying seeds to local government seed banks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Traffic","offers":[{"title":"2 lb","offer_id":45838233600060,"sku":"B2B-traffic-oma-fontule-907","price":62.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5 lb","offer_id":45838233632828,"sku":"B2B-traffic-oma-fontule-2268","price":140.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/2880\/1852\/files\/oma_b14ae3eb-bea9-468c-ab60-6eb403181134.png?v=1783530967","url":"https:\/\/stillwatercoffee.ca\/products\/b2b-traffic-oma-fontule","provider":"Stillwater Coffee Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}