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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

What is the Healthiest Way To Enjoy Your Coffee?

Coffee can be enjoyed in a countless number of ways, but here are some helpful tips to make sure that you are drinking to your health with every cup of Joe:

• Use a ceramic kettle to boil water for your French Press instead of a metal kettle. This will prevent a metal taste in the water so that your brew tastes better.
• When using a coffee maker, always use filtered water to brew without minerals and protect the life of your machine.
• Use raw sugar to sweeten your coffee instead of sugar substitutes.
• Use organic cream to add to your coffee instead of processed coffee creamers.
• Purchase organic coffee that is grown without pesticides.
• To protect yourself and the environment, also purchase Fair Trade coffee that promotes a better coffee product in guaranteeing a fair wage to the farmer.

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Monday, November 16, 2009

Fair Trade Coffee Standards

If you have ever seen coffee labeled as Fair Trade, it is worth taking note of these credentials in purchasing your premium coffee product.

Fair Trade coffee means that the coffee farmer is protected so that he can have a guaranteed wage to enable him to produce a better quality product. This means that the farmers will be guaranteed a minimum price that will cover their costs of living and production. This also guarantees the farmers a premium so that they can invest in their own developments. Oftentimes, the farmers will be allowed to sign contracts to make long-term plans so that they can sustain their coffee production.

On top of that, it is also beneficial to look for USDA Organic and Shade Grown certified coffee products. Sometimes these products can be slightly more expensive, but it will mean that you are guaranteed excellence in your cup of Joe!

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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Is Global Warming Affecting Coffee?

Something interesting is happening to coffee crops all over the world, which is that weather patterns are changing drastically because of global warming.

Coffee trees are very delicate, and they need a certain amount of rainfall at certain times. However, it seems that weather patterns are changing drastically, which is causing issues for coffee farmers. In the spring months, coffee crops need a generous amount of rainfall. They also need rain in the summer, and they need a drier season in the fall so that the beans can harden and become ripe for picking. However, global warming seems to be causing the opposite effect, where there is dryness during the time period where the coffee trees need moisture, and vice versa.

This is potentially causing a rise in coffee prices since there is less supply. What you can do is focus on purchasing Fair Trade coffee because it will protect the coffee farmers, which will ensure that there will be farmers in the future to continue to produce quality crops for consumers.

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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Are Coffee Prices Rising?

Sadly, yes, coffee prices are rising due to economic issues where the cost of coffee and sugar is higher than ever before. Still, we coffee lovers plunge forward and continue to pay for high quality Java, regardless of the cost. A few contributing factors to the rise of coffee prices is because fuel and fertilizer costs are going up, which is affecting coffee farmers. There are also numerous regulation fees that coffee farmers have to pay to produce premium beans, like being Shade Grown, Organic, and Fair Trade. You may be happy to know that even though the price on your cup of Joe is a little steeper than it was before, coffee harvesters are still being protected by Fair Trade regulations, which guarantees them a set wage and allows them to focus on premium and consistent coffee harvesting. Let's just say that this is the time that Americans are focusing more on brewing at home, which I totally love because all coffee brewing options are being explored like never before. So what are you waiting for? Brew budget friendly coffee at home -it just makes sense.

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

What is Fair Trade Coffee?


If this is a term that you have heard tossed around lately, then it is your advantage to discover what exactly Fair Trade Coffee entails so that you can be even more educated in your coffee purchases. The good news about Fair Trade Coffee is that it is developed within a system that guarantees fair wages to the coffee farmers, which means that they are not only being protected but they are also able to use this equalizing income to provide an even higher quality crop under regulated conditions. These farmers are even more likely to cultivate shade grown coffee, which turns out to be good for the environment since they are less likely to use pesticides and cut down forests to make room for their crops. Fair Trade Coffee is not a type of coffee bean, but rather, it is a label for you to look out for to make sure that your coffee purchases are both benefiting you in terms of flavor, as well as the environment in terms of safety. Don't you feel good??

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