More and more coffee lovers are starting to promote organic coffee as an alternative to regular coffee. It is better for the environment and also for the farmers who grow it. As the market grows it is becoming all the more important to understand this coffee and how it is grown.
In making organic coffee, no pesticides, herbicides or any form of chemicals are used. In order to make coffee in an organic way, soil quality needs to be meticulously maintained in order to boost productivity and protect against disease.
It is important that nutrients regularly replenish the soil. To do this the plantations are shared with trees that provide these nutrients, and as a result the land tends to stay more fertile for generations meaning greater repeat productivity for the farmer. It also ensures that the trees need not all be cleared away in order to develop the plantations.
Organic coffee is largely a family owned enterprise, in that it is largely grown by families on small farms rather than larger companies. These smaller farms benefit from having additional crops in the fruit and nut trees around the plantations. They also charge a higher premium per pound of about 15 cents than conventional coffee farmers, reflecting the greater labour requirements of growing the coffee.
By growing this coffee beneath these trees, a better habitat for wildlife is maintained and birds are able to thrive to a far greater extent than in barren plantations. The benefit of this is that they are able to prevent pests from getting at the beans, as well as the greater conservation of water in the roots of the trees.
Beans that grow in this habitat actually mature more slowly than regularly grown beans. To many people this given them a superior taste and a finer texture. - 26706
In making organic coffee, no pesticides, herbicides or any form of chemicals are used. In order to make coffee in an organic way, soil quality needs to be meticulously maintained in order to boost productivity and protect against disease.
It is important that nutrients regularly replenish the soil. To do this the plantations are shared with trees that provide these nutrients, and as a result the land tends to stay more fertile for generations meaning greater repeat productivity for the farmer. It also ensures that the trees need not all be cleared away in order to develop the plantations.
Organic coffee is largely a family owned enterprise, in that it is largely grown by families on small farms rather than larger companies. These smaller farms benefit from having additional crops in the fruit and nut trees around the plantations. They also charge a higher premium per pound of about 15 cents than conventional coffee farmers, reflecting the greater labour requirements of growing the coffee.
By growing this coffee beneath these trees, a better habitat for wildlife is maintained and birds are able to thrive to a far greater extent than in barren plantations. The benefit of this is that they are able to prevent pests from getting at the beans, as well as the greater conservation of water in the roots of the trees.
Beans that grow in this habitat actually mature more slowly than regularly grown beans. To many people this given them a superior taste and a finer texture. - 26706
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