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Ethiopia · Bench Maji
Gesha Village - Ethiopia - Natural Geisha 1931 (Surma #143)
Adam Overton
April Coffee Roasters
Gesha Village
Gesha· Natural
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Gesha Village
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TagsGesha VillageRachel and Adam OvertonEthiopiaGesha 1931Illubabor ForestGori GeshaWashedNaturalHoney
The story
The Gesha Village project began in 2007 when founders Rachel Samuel and Adam Overton traveled to Ethiopia to document wild coffee species. In 2011, they identified a site near the Gori Gesha forest in the Bench Maji zone to establish their own coffee estate. They have since developed the 471-hectare property from the ground up to cultivate and preserve the genetic heritage of the Gesha variety.
Challenges
The farm is located in a remote area of the Bench Maji zone, requiring the founders to build the estate from scratch in a challenging, wild environment.
Innovations
The estate utilizes a block-based management system to track production and experiment with diverse processing and fermentation techniques. They also focus on preserving genetic diversity by cultivating heirloom varieties sourced directly from expeditions to the Gori Gesha and Illubabor forests.
Published coffees linked to this farm
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Ethiopia · Bench Maji
Ethiopia Gesha Village Oma Natural 7oz
Rachel and Adam Overton
Intelligentsia Coffee
Gesha Village
Gesha· Natural
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Research last reviewed: 2026-10-06