The Northern Rivers Region of NSW is ideally suited for growing the premium arabica coffee variety.

As coffee ripens you can see berries of various colours on the coffee bush. When the coffee is ready for harvest it is a beautiful burgundy colour. At Eltham we pick our coffee between April and November each year.

After picking, the red outer skin is removed from the bean (pulping). The bean is then soaked in an enzyme overnight to remove the mucillagenous coating. Our beans are then dried in the sun for two - three weeks. Once dry they are known as “parchment”.

After at least four months as parchment, the coffee beans have the outer layer removed. They are then known as “dried green bean” – one of the most traded commodities in the world.

The dried green bean is roasted to become the familiar basis for the delicious beverage we all enjoy. You can receive beautiful freshly roasted Eltham Valley coffee on a regular basis through our subscription service.

Our coffee is pesticide free unlike many imported beans which are fumigated on importation to Australia.