By Barbara Kessler
Green Right Now
If you love coffee, you know that it’s all about the bean. It must be fresh and properly roasted. Beyond that, the environmentally conscientious of us like to know that the coffee we drink was organically grown and responsibly managed; that workers made a fair wage and that sustainability was a consideration from planting to transporting. It’s really not too much to ask. Coffee, the world’s most popular drink and a food export item that supports tens of millions of people, has been cultivated this way for some time.
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April 20th, 2009
Nora Edison and Chris Neumann, owners, Strongtree Organic Coffee, Hudson, New York
What I do:
We are the owners of an artisanal organic coffee roasting company.
How it helps:
We source 100% organic, ethically traded coffees from farmers who practice responsible land stewardship and fair trade. Shade grown organic coffee farming discourages rainforest destruction, protects the watershed and the eco system and the farmer. Shade Grown organic coffee tastes better and retains more of the healthful benefits of coffee.
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