A Tale of Two Heavyweights: Organic Coffee Vs. Traditional Coffee

A heaping of organic coffee powder being tossedproduce non-organic coffee without the use of
into your steaming hot milk in the mornings is ansynthetic chemicals that have been known to harm
experience in itself. That’s not knockingthe environment. Since pesticides pollute the soil,
traditional coffee, which also turns tired bodies to lifemuch question has been raised over the declining
in a matter of minutes. Today, many consumerstaste of coffee and its effects on health.
have switched to organic fruits and vegetables in anIn addition to nurturing organic coffee beans, shade
attempt to fend off pesticides, live healthier, and totrees also double as habitats for birds that prevent
stay environmentally conscious. As a result, the morepests from touching organic coffee crops. In
serious coffee enthusiasts have been forced to payessence, they are nature’s replacement for
premium prices for organic coffee as a result of Fairpesticides. Today, an ideal plot of land for organic
Trade and the complexity of its production. Just howcoffee is a small farm with plenty of shade trees and
is organic coffee produced that justifies thisa sizable bird population for pest control. Organic
expense?coffee thrives so much in these conditions that the
To begin, organic coffee production differs fromUnited States requires all of its organic farmers to
traditional company in that organic coffee plantsuse this type of land.
grow under shade trees, which serve to purify theIn conclusion, organic coffee is grown under better
soil and prevent water contamination. Given theand more stable conditions than traditional coffee.
limited number of shade trees, many coffee growersWith smaller farms and its shade trees replacing large
have opted to produce bigger crops in the middle ofcoffee plantations soaked with pesticides, organic
pesticide and fertilizer infested territory given thecoffee is your best bet towards a better
larger surface area. Unfortunately, there is no way toenvironment and a salute to your health.