The Road Home Part 2: The Story They Didn't Tell You About Kenyan Coffee

If you watched Part 1, you saw the Journey to the farm. Now meet the family behind it. In Part 2 of The Road Home, Peter Kuria takes you deeper into Liwani Coffee Estate — not just the cherries and the pruning, but the history that built it. His parents planted their first coffee trees in 1984, during one of the worst droughts Kenya had ever seen. They had to hire water tankers to keep the seedlings alive. That gamble became the foundation of everything. This is the episode where we ask the hard questions: → Why did a family choose coffee over food crops when they were starving? → Why don't the farmers who grow Kenya's best coffee ever get to drink it? → What did colonial law have to do with that? → Why is the next generation leaving the farm — and can they be convinced to stay? → What does "fly crop" actually mean, and why does it matter for your cup? → Washed, natural, honey, anaerobic — how is Kenyan coffee actually processed? Peter walks the farm with his parents (Stephen & Margaret), farm manager Mr. Njenga, and his brother John — who handles logistics and sees the business from the other side of the value chain. From SL28 to Batian to Ruiru 11 to SL34, you'll understand why variety choice is survival. From climate change to fertilizer taxes to land succession, you'll see why coffee farming in 2026 is a fight. And at the end, we land at Lake Solai — a few kilometers from the farm — with a cup of Amani Amaya as the sun goes down. ☕ If you haven't seen Part 1 yet, start here:    • THE ROAD HOME.   📍 Farm: Liwani Coffee Estate, Solai, Nakuru, Rift Valley, Kenya 🌐 https://solaicoffee.com 📸 @solaicoffee Video Credits -    / @wizardscooperationltd   #KenyanCoffee #CoffeeFarm #DirectTrade #SpecialtyCoffee #TheRoadHome #SolaiCoffee #AfricanFarmers #CoffeeDocumentary #FarmToCup #Kenya 00:00 Day Two at Solai Coffee — Introduction 03:41 The Fly Crop — Spot Picking Ripe Cherries 05:22 Pruning & Tree Health with Mr. Jenga 09:15 The People Behind the Farm — Women in Coffee 14:29 Coffee Varieties Explained — SL28 to Batian 17:11 What's Inside the Cherry? — Bean Formation 20:09 Pests, Diseases & Shade Growing 21:07 From Cherry to Cup — Processing Methods 27:02 The Family Story — Where It All Started 30:36 Why Coffee? — The Commercial Decision 31:49 The 1984 Drought — Planting Against the Odds 33:21 Expanding the Farm — Adding Ruiru 11 35:00 Farming is More Than Money — Mr. Simon's Story 36:06 The Next Generation — Coffee & Education 37:10 Walking the Farm — Challenges at 1,700m 41:27 Climate Change & Unpredictable Rainfall 44:41 Can Young People Still Farm Coffee? 52:41 John's Perspective — Business Beyond the Farm 58:38 Who Gets to Enjoy Kenyan Coffee? 62:23 Decolonizing Coffee — Bringing It Home 64:01 SL34 Variety Deep Dive 69:42 Sunset at Lake Solai