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Posted on December 27 2013
December 27 2013
Coffeehunter Joanne Berry journeys to the Blackburn Estate in northern Tanzania in search of the country’s finest coffee… In a country the size of Tanzania, ‘near’ means a six hour drive away; a very bumpy and dusty drive which slowly gave way to a beauty I had not been expecting, and which left me glued
Posted on August 4 2011
August 4 2011
Farmers in East Africa are enduring an extremely tough year. Michael Gehrken, who farms Blackburn Estate in Tanzania, recently sent us an update on the challenges he is facing as the new crop starts coming in. It’s a vivid reminder of how much hard graft goes into producing the fine coffees we source. The severe
Posted on March 11 2011
March 11 2011
While in Tanzania for the EAFCA conference I took the opportunity to visit Michael and Tina Gehrken at Blackburn Estate. This extraordinary farm is perched high on the slopes of the Ngorongoro Crater – reached from Arusha via a vertiginous ascent of the Rift Valley wall and a final spine-jarring half hour along a dirt
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