The weather was perfect: cool, sometimes sunny -which is good for drying parchment- and other times rainy - good for expanding main crop beans. June was a busy month for Ndumberi farmers. Weeding was top on farmers' list of activities as was the removal of unnecessary suckers from the stumps of the trees. Some farmers acquired and planted new seedlings to replace the dead plants, a sign of faith in the coffee business.

Picking of the early crop is progressing while the main crop beans are expanding and maturing rapidly. The main Crop is normally picked from the month of October to December.

In other news, Ndumberi farmers are taking some time off from their farms to register as voters for the forthcoming general elections to be held later in the year. The Electoral Commission have opened registration desks in the Wet Mills to offer a final opportunity for the farmers to register as voters.

Ndumberi Co-op released a third payment to farmers, making the Coop one of the highest paid in the district. The Coop was able to pay 82% of the Coffee proceeds, well above the mandatory 80% set by the ministry of Cooperatives. Many analysts attribute the high percentage paid by the Coop to the savings made on repairs following the rehabilitation of Wet Mills by Mars Drinks early last year.