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"Sustainable coffee is produced on a farm with high biological diversity and low chemical inputs. It conserves resources, protects the environment, produces efficiently, competes commercially and enhances the quality of life for farmers and society as a whole."
-- Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, First Sustainable Coffee Congress overview paper

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June 20, 2009: When is 100% not 100%?

Coffee labeled 100% Rainforest Alliance certified may in fact only contain 81% certified beans without disclosure to the consumer.

March 7, 2009: Organic certifiers incorporating shade criteria

Is incorporating shade criteria into organic certification standards a good thing?

May 2, 2007: Organic coffee safe for now

Last week I posted about the recent U.S. Department of Agriculture ruling which will require every farm in a cooperative to be inspected annually in order to receive organic certification. It was feared this would make organic certification too expensive...

April 17, 2007: Sign the Save Organic Coffee petition

An article in Salon outlines a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture ruling which will require every farm in a cooperative to be inspected annually in order to receive organic certification. Previously, about 20% of the farms were inspected annually. The...

April 13, 2007: Some recommended reading

Book: Organic Coffee: Sustainable Development by Mayan Farmers by Maria Elena Martinez-Torres. This book is based on a PhD dissertation, but has been skillfully adapted and is very readable while still preserving the excellent information including tables, charts, and references....

March 1, 2007: Millstone's organic line

Last month, a number of coffee bloggers, including C&C, received an offer from a public relations firm offering samples of Millstone Coffee Company's organic line. Millstone is a coffee brand of the global conglomerate Procter & Gamble. There are five...

December 15, 2006: Pesticides used on coffee farms, part 4: Organic coffee & further resources

I'm sure once you examine the effects of the pesticides that are commonly used on coffee, you will agree that the workers, the environment, and the folks downstream are all better off if coffee is grown without pesticides. Careful cultivation...

December 12, 2006: Pesticides used on coffee farms, part 3: Common pesticides

Even though many chemicals that have been found to be harmful to the environment have been banned or are strictly regulated in the U.S. or Europe, they remain legal to use in less-developed countries, including many countries that grow coffee....

December 8, 2006: Pesticides used on coffee farms, part 1: Introduction

Coffee is an agricultural crop and like any other crop, when it is grown for commercial production at any large scale, farmers seek a way to maximize output. Often this means via the use of chemicals. These can be categorized...

February 3, 2006: Shade grown, Organic, Fair Trade: how do they relate?

If it's certified Fair Trade... Over 80% of the coffee certified Fair Trade in the U.S. (by TransFair USA) is also shade grown. Organizations that certify shade grown coffee are the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and the Rainforest Alliance. Nearly...

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