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Marcus HaleHead Roaster
Meet Hambela: the farm behind this month's Guji
A long drive, a short harvest and the washing station that changed how we buy Ethiopian coffee.
Marcus HaleHead Roaster7 min read

A long drive, a short harvest and the washing station that changed how we buy Ethiopian coffee.
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Marcus Hale
Head Roaster · at The Retro since 2009
Runs the drum roaster out back and logs every batch by hand in the same notebook format used since 1989. Has visited seven of our nine farms.

