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Organic Coffees Grown Without Chemical Pesticides
By Jennifer Bowers
Organic coffees are grown in a few countries, including Mexico,
Ethiopia and Peru. If you are looking for ways to change your
lifestyle by eating organic food and drinking organic beverages,
then it is easy to switch from your average coffee to organic
coffee.
Organic coffees are grown under organic farm production methods.
This means, that coffee beans are not grown with chemical fertilizers,
herbicides and pesticides. Organic coffee is grown on farms with
environmentally sound practices including recycling and composting.
To grow coffee with organic methods, it must be grown on land
that has not been affected with synthetic pesticides or other
unnatural substances for three years.
Caring For The Environment With Organic Farming Practices
There is also a "buffer" between the location where
the coffee is grown, and the nearest traditional crop on the farm.
Farmers will also have to practice crop rotation to prevent soil
erosion, which will cut down on the presence of pest destroying
crops, and retaining the nutrients in the soil.
Growing organic coffee is good for the environment because it
stimulates the organic growth process, while this stimulates the
environment and improves natural ability of the soil to keep out
pests and diseases. Most of the organic coffee is shade grown,
this means that significant amounts of local forests have been
preserved as a result of these farming practices.
Reducing Need For Chemical Pesticides
These farming practices also help to maintain the natural habitat
for many animals, including birds. For example, these practices
help to maintain the leaves from the trees that birds live in
and use of the bird droppings, which fertilize the ground to grow
the coffee beans.
Growing organic coffee in the vicinity of the places where birds
live, reduces the need for pest control, as the birds will eat
many of the insects that would destroy the coffee plants.
Initial Farming Costs Reduced
There are benefits to consumers and farmers who review their
options and decide to grow organic coffee. Using organic farming
practices reduces the need for chemical herbicides and fertilizers
and therefore reduces the cost to grow organic coffee.
Growing organic crops usually produces a smaller crop, while
this may mean less money for farmers, the distribution of coffee
is becoming better organized. The result is the expansion of organic
farms to meet the demand for organic coffees.
About The Author:
Jennifer Bowers has written articles on coffee, party ideas, food, cooking and kitchen tools including
Ban Coffee,
Ideas For Birthday Parties,
Cooking Meals,
Food Cooking,
Bakeware,
Cuisinart,
Kitchen Electrics,
Kitchen Storage,
Stainless Steel Cookware.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
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