From Oromia to Minnesota, with love and coffee
Twin Cities Daily Planet - July 24, 2008

Editor's Note: Gadaa.com commends all those who have worked to get this naming project a reality. In February 2008 the new name was being tested in Twin Cities stores; now it has really been named "Organic Oromian" instead of "Organic Ethiopia." Making the "Fair Trade" fair continues ...

Joe Riemann bestowed one simple name, and in return received overflowing blessings and a beautiful name for himself.

The name he received from members of a grateful immigrant community in the Twin Cities is "Jalata," meaning "One who loves." As for the simple and single name that he bestowed, bear with me, this will sound implausible but it is absolutely true.

Riemann distributes Ethiopian coffee to food cooperatives in Minnesota, and he recently changed the label on vacuum-packed bags of the coffee beans he sells from "Organic Ethiopian" to "Organic Oromian." Read More.