Shoye is one of 45 cooperatives in the Sidamo growing region of Ethiopia.

Photos provided by Shoye Cooperative.

In the Sidamo region, farmers use "garden farming," growing organic coffee on tiny plots around their homes.

The cooperative allows them to pool their resources to process and sell their coffee.

The farmers gather to build a new processing station.

A new cistern will store water for coffee washing.

By investing in this processing station, the farmers can improve the quality of their coffee and earn higher prices.

The coffee is gathered at the station and hand-sorted.

Hand-picking and sorting ensures that the quality stays high.

The ripe coffee cherries are perfectly red.

Only the best beans are sold for export.

A depulping machine. The nubby metal separates the coffee bean from the rest of the fruit.

Canopies of shade.

A seedling is planted.

Coffee plants are grown to maturity in a nursery.

The coffee harvest, laid out to dry in the sun.