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Organic Coffee || Glossary of coffee terms || Certifications The original wild coffee plant was considered an "understory" plant, meaning that it occupied the level of fauna below a canopy... it naturally flourished in the shade.This simple fact about coffee's shade loving origin has profound and far reaching implications.
- Shade-grown coffee provides a natural alternative to herbicide use... weeds don't do well in the shade
- Since trees are home to birds and other tree dwelling animals, there is a constant source of natural fertilizer and compost for the coffee plant. Perhaps some of the most ardent advocates of shade grown coffee are birding societies, as can be seen from the list of links here. Supporting shade grown coffee truly does make a difference.
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- Shade grown coffee matures at a slower rate, making for a richer flavored bean. Many modern coffees are engineered to grow in the sun, which is faster and higher yielding, but this comes at a price in denuded land, reduced bird habitat, and inferior flavor.
- Trees help reduce erosion
- Trees produce oxygen
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| Click for more information on organic coffee at organic-coffee.net |
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