On certain afternoons we were able to explore our environs, much of which is prime coffee country. The town of Butare is over 5,000 feet in elevation with the hills around us rising well over 6,000 ft.
Yoshimo Ito about to get on his coffee bike. Just a short while ago coffee farmers transported their coffee cherry with sacks on their backs, often over large distances. Then in 2006 Duane Sorenson of Stumptown came up with the idea of providing specially built bikes to facilitate their efforts. More can be read by clicking:
http://www.bikestorwanda.com/index.php?page_id=11
Yoshimo Ito about to get on his coffee bike. Just a short while ago coffee farmers transported their coffee cherry with sacks on their backs, often over large distances. Then in 2006 Duane Sorenson of Stumptown came up with the idea of providing specially built bikes to facilitate their efforts. More can be read by clicking:
http://www.bikestorwanda.com/index.php?page_id=11
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