#29: How Can Yeast Help in a Rural Ugandan Setting: Consulting w/ The Coffee Gardens

Today you get to be a fly on the wall of a consulting session between myself and a coffee producer in Uganda. The Coffee Gardens is a newer project of coffee producers who have partnered with select coffee farmers in Eastern Uganda. They currently work directly with 300 small holder farmers. They have a micro-processing station in the foothills of Mount Elgon. This episode might be most relevant to a coffee producer, so if you know any, please pass this episode along to them. Especially if they are curious about using yeast to control their fermentations. Today we cover how to process undesirable cherries, we talk about the challenges in scaling up from a small trial to full scale lots. We also discuss yeast usage in very rural settings, is it even appropriate? At what volume should a producer consider using yeast? Even if you’re not a coffee producer I hope you will listen to the questions and concerns of a coffee producer and better understand their reality. Support the show on Patreon and get access to research papers. Sign up for the newsletter to stay informed. Cover Art by: Nick Hafner Into song: Elijah Bisbee Mentioned in the Episode: The Coffee Gardens Support the show