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GU-0001

Ethiopia

Gedeb area, Gedeo Zone

Pilot record· GU-0001
Variety
Heirloom
Process
Washed
Altitude
1850–2050 m
Roasted by
a licensed roastery in Brooklyn — contract signed 2026-08-10
Rows backed by a document2 / 4

2 of 4 rows have a document attached. The rest are marked as undocumented and stay that way until one arrives.

Origin

The washing station and drying beds the Ethiopian lot came from.
Photo: Ground Up
A cooperative member at the Ethiopian washing station.
Photo: Ground Up

Gedeb area cooperative

Gedeb area, Gedeo Zone · 1850–2050 m

Confirmed with the importer on 2026-08-07; publication permission pending. The cooperative has agreed verbally to be named on this page once the exporter’s price statement is attached to the record.

We publish a producer’s name, face or farm name only with their written agreement, and only in the wording they chose. Anything they asked us to leave out is left out of the record as well as the page.

Transit

90°W60°W30°W0°E30°EETHIOPIANEW YORK11,381 km

Ocean freight to the Port of New York and New Jersey (Red Hook Container Terminal), then road to the roastery. The dates on the export and import rows below come from the freight documents rather than from this illustration.

Chain of custody

2 of 4 handovers documented

Each row names who held the coffee, when, how much of it there was, and the document that proves it. The reference next to the badge is the one written on the paper in the folder.

  1. ImportAug 6, 2026written reply· IMP-REPLY-0806

    Green coffee bought from a US importer

    New York · held by importer · 3 kg

    3 kg of washed Gedeb green coffee, bought from a US green-coffee importer who answered the origin question in writing. That written reply is the first real row of this table.

    Importer email naming the washing station and the FOB price paid.

    The sacks in the bonded warehouse at the Port of New York and New Jersey (Red Hook Container Terminal) after clearance.
  2. RoastAug 12, 2026receipt· RST-0812-B1

    Roasted by a licensed roastery

    Brooklyn, New York · held by roastery · 5.55 lb

    First contract batch: 6.60 lb green in, 5.55 lb roasted out. The roast loss is on the receipt, not estimated.

    Contract roasting fee and the weigh-in/weigh-out line.

    The pilot roast in progress, with the roaster or their hands in frame if they agree.
  3. Packnot yetno document yet

    Weighed, bagged, lot card printed

    Brooklyn · held by Ground Up

    Each bag gets this lot code. The card in the bag points back at this page.

    The finished bag with its trace card, lot code facing the camera.
  4. Deliverynot yetno document yet

    Hand-delivered

    Brooklyn · held by volunteer

    Delivered by hand, with a thermos. The recipient signs the delivery line themselves.

    The first delivery handoff, with the bag and the recipient’s hand in frame.

The money

The bag price is not set yet

The green coffee and the roast are paid for and receipted. Packing and delivery are not, so there is no full breakdown to publish and no price on the bag.

Documents pending

  • Printer receipt — bags and lot cards
  • Delivery confirmation — the first round of this lot

The import reply and the roasting receipt are already attached above. These two documents are still missing, so the lot keeps its pilot stamp.

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