What Is Organic Coffee and How Is It Grown?

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What Is Organic Coffee and How Is It Grown?

By Tim Thompson on Monday, December 4th, 2017 | No Comments

When you drink a cup of regular coffee you may be getting more than just coffee in your cup. Years ago the Australian Food Authority tested regular coffee and found more than 130 different impurities in a regular cup of Java. The way to get around this issue is to drink organic coffee. But, what […]

What Makes Organic Coffee?

By Tim Thompson on Thursday, November 23rd, 2017 | No Comments

Coffee used to grow in the wild. It was discovered in East Africa a thousand years ago. From its discovery in Ethiopia coffee was cultivated and domesticated as it spread across the world. The coffee that people discovered a thousand years ago was healthy organic coffee. Healthy organic coffee has been around for a long, […]

Is Organic Coffee Shade Grown?

By Tim Thompson on Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 | No Comments

One of our readers recently asked, is organic coffee shade grown? Here is the short answer. More often than not shade grown coffee is organic but organic coffee does not need to be grown in the shade. Read on for more info about healthy organic coffee and shade grown coffee. Healthy organic coffee has been […]

Organic Coffee for Flavia

By Tim Thompson on Friday, September 15th, 2017 | No Comments

Organic coffee lovers support sustainable coffee production as well. There are several agencies whose certification tells you that sustainable agriculture was used to make you coffee. One of the brands that offers sustainably produced organic coffee is Alterra. They make a single serve, Flavia Alterra, which can be had as organic. These folks have been […]

What Makes a Coffee Organic?

By Tim Thompson on Friday, September 1st, 2017 | No Comments

The world consumes more than two billion cups of coffee a day. In the USA more than 50% of the population drinks coffee. Statistics are hard to come by but organic coffee makes up only a small percentage of total coffee output or consumption. What makes a coffee organic and why would you want to […]

Organic Coffee versus Regular

By Tim Thompson on Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 | No Comments

Why do we choose organic coffee versus regular? After all regular coffee is cheaper, has caffeine and is easy to find at the grocery store. There are two good reasons for drinking organic coffee versus regular, your health and the environment. Coffee, Organic and Health Coffee is good for you. There are lots and lots […]

Organic Gardening with Coffee Grounds

By Tim Thompson on Friday, June 23rd, 2017 | No Comments

Summer is upon us and that means gardening. And whether you have a few pots of tomatoes on the patio or a large plot of ground, sustainable agriculture is the way to go. Organic gardening is fun and it is healthy. And organic gardening with coffee grounds is a great way to return mulch and […]

How Is Organic Coffee Harvested?

By Tim Thompson on Tuesday, April 25th, 2017 | No Comments

Organic coffee is good for you and good for the environment. From planting to harvesting to storage and transportation organic coffee is kept separate for regular coffee. That having been said the harvesting of organic coffee is similar to that of regular. Harvesting Coffee in the Eje Cafetero of Colombia The coffee harvest in Colombia […]

What Is Certified Organic Coffee?

By Tim Thompson on Saturday, April 22nd, 2017 | No Comments

How do you know if the coffee you are buying is really organic? You look for evidence of certification. What is certified organic coffee? In the USA the authority for organic coffee certification is the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Just what is organic coffee certification and how does organic coffee certification insure a […]

How to Grow Organic Coffee

By Tim Thompson on Thursday, March 9th, 2017 | No Comments

If you live in a warm climate or perhaps if you own a greenhouse you could grow your own organic coffee. Coffee is a tropical evergreen shrub. It grows naturally between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. In the Americas this region reaches from the middle of Mexico down to the Northern […]

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