A major threat to coffee crops in various locations throughout the world is the coffee borer beetle. Hypothenemus hampei, its scientific name, is a small beetle native to Angola in Southern Africa. Over the 20th century it spread to the Americas and to Hawaii. The coffee borer beetle is a threat to coffee crops wherever […]
Read More...Scientific research tells us that coffee is good for us. It also tells us that healthy organic coffee is a better choice than regular coffee. We also know that green coffee beans have a two year shelf life. That is, the regular or organic coffee antioxidants in the coffee bean retain their properties for a […]
Read More...There are lots of good reasons to drink coffee. It wakes you up in the morning, smells good, and has a good taste. And there are numerous health benefits. Our five good reasons to drink organic coffee include the fact that drinking coffee is good for you. And our five good reasons to drink organic […]
Read More...Coffee prices Friday bounced off four-year lows on expectations Brazil, the world’s biggest grower, is preparing to buy beans. Coffee prices are at a ten year low due to high stockpiles. In a move similar to the US agricultural policy of providing price supports, Brazil buys coffee to shore up prices. The coffee will be […]
Read More...It is fashionable these days to blame any natural phenomena on global warming. With this in mind we ask a question. Is coffee leaf rust due to climate change? This is a pertinent question as Arabica coffee production has been devastated in several nations in the Western Hemisphere due to coffee leaf rust. There is […]
Read More...Organic coffee is free of the up to 150 contaminants that can be found in regular coffee. Healthy organic coffee contains antioxidants that have many beneficial health effects such as a reduced incidence of Type II Diabetes and several types of cancer. For more info continue with our insider’s guide healthy organic coffee. USDA Certified […]
Read More...For those of you who are looking for healthy organic coffee and are constantly befuddled by unclear labeling, here is a handy guide to organic coffee labeling. Ever since 2002 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has had strict guidelines defining what constitutes organic coffee and any other organic food or drink. Another issue […]
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