The benefits of drinking organic coffee can discussed in four areas.
Flavour, Environment, Health and Sustainability.
Coffee is the most popular beverage in the world after water. It is traded as a commodity on world markets second only to oil. Many coffee connoisseurs and regular coffee drinker believe that organic coffee has a more pure taste and a richer flavour.
In order to produce a less expensive product conventional farmers clear cut rain forest to create a full sun coffee plantation. As with any single crop environment it becomes necessary to use herbicides and pesticides to control pests because the natural predators are eliminated with the deforestation. Generally chemical herbicides and pesticides are used. Soils become depleted requiring the use of chemical fertilizers. Pesticides and fertilizers eventually find there way into the water supply. The habitat of birds and other wild life is also eliminated.
It has become generally accepted now that a large percentage of chemicals used in conventional farming are carcinogenic. These chemicals accumulate in body fat and may cause damage to nervous and reproductive systems. They may also disrupt hormone and immune system function. Health
As coffee is traded as a commodity on the world market organic shade grown farmers must compete with large conventional farmers and can often be paid less than their production costs. This can result in them loosing their farms which are often then cleared for full sun coffee plantations. Fair trade co operatives pay a higher guaranteed price to farmers within the co-op in an effort to maintain the livelihood of farmers. Sustainability.
I for one prefer to pay a little more for a good product and drink a little less. Thereby enjoying a really great cup of coffee without over indulging. At Natura Vida we have Veneziano Pure organic fair trade coffee at a very reasonable price. Drop by and enjoy a cup today.
Natura Vida
4/ 20 Brisbane Road
Mooloolaba Q 4557
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