An organic eye-opener
August 4th, 2007 by Eric
Yesterday we asked you to buy one piece of organic produce each time you visit the grocery store. The reasons are fourfold; you can read them here. But any shopper who has meandered into the next aisle over has probably noticed that the world of organic sustenance has grown beyond cucumbers and spinach leaves. Yes, we now can (and should) buy our eggs, flour, and even cookies with a certified organic label on them.
But what about an organic cup of the “nectar of life,” that which most of us need desperately after hitting the snooze bar three times. I speak, of course, about coffee. There’s no shortage of availability; a quick Goodsearch for “organic coffee” will give you 66,136 hits. But the importance of organic coffee goes beyond the aforementioned bullet points.
Coffee trees naturally grow in the shade, usually in the dense rainforest. But now, according to urthcaffe.com:
The coffee industry has developed sun-resistant coffee tree hybrids that have come to comprise approximately 70% of the world’s coffee production. As a result, rainforest is being cleared at alarming rates to make room for new, sun resistant coffee trees.
So by buying organic coffee, you are supporting an environmentally friendly crop and those who grow it. Plus, you can rest assured that each gulp is free of synthetic petroleum based fertilizers, the most frequently used chemical in the non-organic junk. Avoiding that has got to be a good thing. So get it at the store or online, then fill your cup with something that’s good for you and the environment. Oh, and look for that fair trade label as well to support disadvantaged farmers.
Thanks to this organically caffeinated picture taker.
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