What/who is Anai Kadu?
What is Anai Kadu?
Anai Kadu literally translates to elephant (Anai) jungle (Kadu). We are a little coffee farm adjoining the Devamachi reserve forest in the coffee growing district of Kodagu in Karnataka, India. We are a part of the larger family holding called Pottamkulam Estate and hence call ourselves Anai Kadu – Pottamkulam “C” Estate.
The people of Anaikadu
We are a little family of 3 humans and a fur child. Kurian George, a 3rd generation planter currently runs this little farm which has been in the family since the late 50s. Nisha Thomas is a planter-in-training under Kurian and assists him with the day-to-day activities of the farm, primarily focusing on the post-harvest processing of the coffee. They have a 9-year old called Anaika whose name is hidden in Anai Kadu. They also have a 1.5 year old labrador called Bella. Together they are team Anai Kadu.
You can get to know all about us on our Instagram page.
Our Interview on Coffee Protocol Podcast
Coffee Protocol Podcast is a podcast all about coffee by coffee educator and consultant Binny Varghese also known as BaristaonBike. From coffee roasters, to cafe owners, consumers to coffee producers, Binny has interviewed a whole variety of folks on the podcast, bringing their stories to a wider audience.
And as part of this exercise, Binny spoke to us, Kurian and Nisha on his podcast episode. The episode begins with giving a brief introduction of the both of us, our backgrounds, how we got into specialty coffee, our learnings, what our overall experience had been, sending coffee samples to roasters, being sold out within days of sending out samples, this episode covers the first year of our journey in its entirety.
You can listen to the episode here, and if you’d like, drop us a note on what you thought about it
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