Where We Started
In 1928 its original owners the Glassfords founded the farm now named Karunguru and the cultivating of coffee began. Later on Geoffrey Karekia Kariithi purchased the home in Juja that was on a 300-acre farm, in order for the legacy of his father to live on he called the farm Karunguru after his father. Little did he know that this small 300-acre farm would grow into a coffee producing branded company of now about 500 acres that markets the fertility of our Kenyan soil and the quality of our coffee.
The very first variety of coffee grown on the farm was SL 28, and while significant portion of the farm contains the same SL variety, we have also introduced Ruiru 11 variety and most recently, Batians variety which we have witnessed has an increase in production per coffee tree while maintaining the quality of our coffee. The soil, partnered with good climatic conditions ensures that all our coffee received the right amount of nutrients. Our Coffee is handpicked, and then taken through wet processing and sun drying which is very closely monitored and controlled on the farm.
The Coffee We Grow
The very first variety of coffee grown on the farm was SL 28, and while significant portion of the farm contains the same SL variety, we have also introduced Ruiru 11 variety and most recently, Batians variety which we have witnessed has an increase in production per coffee tree while maintaining the quality of our coffee. The soil, partnered with good climatic conditions ensures that all our coffee received the right amount of nutrients. Our Coffee is handpicked, and then taken through wet processing and sun drying which is very closely monitored and controlled on the farm.
From Crop To Cup!!!
Karunguru Coffeeâ„¢ is set to be a leading quality-oriented single-origin specialty roaster that prides itself on paying attention to every detail of coffees journey, from seeking out the finest coffees from its finest plantations around the Central coffee regions to milling the coffee, roasting the beans, grinding and packaging them. Once picked, our coffee is wet processed at the Karunguru farm factory where it is taken through parchment processing to sort out the coffee to ensure and control and monitor the standard of coffee produced on the farm. The coffee is then dried under the tropical sun to retain its natural taste, aroma and uniqueness.
