PRODUCER: Community Smallholders
REGION: Kirinyaga, Ngariama, Kenya
VARIETAL: SL 28, SL 34, Ruiru 11 and Batian
PROCESS: Washed
TASTE: Mango, Blackberry, Wild Flower Honey

The main economic pillar in Ngariama is coffee. The predominant population of Ngariama community are the Kikuyu, the oldest native population in the area. Farms in this region are surrounded by forests of native trees where wild animals such as elephants and buffalos live.

Kamwangi washing station is located in the buffer zone surrounding Mount Kenya National Park. Mount Kenya is also an extinct volcano and the second highest snow-capped peak in Africa, after Kilimanjaro. The presence of this snowy mountain in Kirinyaga (the name of which actually means “White Mountain” in the native Kikuyu language) plays a fundamental role for the population and coffee of the surrounding areas.