Have You Experienced How Full Flavored Organic Coffee Can Be?
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coffee, fair trade, health, nutrition, organic, organic coffee, sustainable agriculture, usdaThis is my attempt to explain a bit about USDA certified organic products, in particular, organic coffee.
1) Organic goods can not contain any synthetic chemicals.
2) Certified organic products cannot contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
3) To be labeled 100% organic items may only contain organic ingredients (excluding water and salt).
4) The term “certified organic” is a little tricky. In this case only 95% of the components need to be certified organic, the remaining 5% must be on the USDA approved list and not be available in a non-organic form.
5) The USDA organic logo may be printed on any 100% organic or “Organic” item.
6) Agricultural products labeled “100 percent organic” and “organic” must not be produced using excluded methods, sewage sludge, or ionizing radiation.
I’m not trying to bore you with mindless organic labeling facts, but you need to understand what you’re dealing with “organic” products. Now that we have explored the meaning of certified organic we can move onto the topic at hand. Looking back at the previously mentioned definition of “certified organic” we now know that organic coffee must contain at least 95% organic ingredients.
Why should you care if your coffee is grown organically?
1) Synthetic fertilizers are bad enough, but just ponder, sewage sludge!
2) There’s the whole Frankenstein gene thing. I don’t want my Nectar of Life to have Flipper genes spliced in just so the beans can have less acidity.
3) For you decaffeinated coffee drinkers, organic coffee is your best friend. Conventional decaffeinated coffees are processed by toxic organic solvents such as methylene chloride and ethyl acetate. Organic decaf. coffees are decaffeinated by a water process. There is evidence to suggest that drinking chemical processed decaffeinated coffees may lead to rheumatoid arthritis.
4) Herbicides are bad for the wonderful people that grow our coffee. Many coffee farmers are very poor and may not be able to afford the right protective clothing, which may lead to hazardous exposure to chemicals.
I could ramble on about why you should only buy organic coffee. It goes much deeper than the coffee itself. A lot of toxins are produced in the manufacturing of non-organic chemicals.
As a closing thought, farmers that cultivate their crops organically are paying specieal attention to the ongoing needs of their coffee, so the result is pampered coffee that tastes great! It’s never too late to switch to organic coffee. So give it a try, you may be surprised.
By now you’re probably wondering, “where can I get this yummy Organic Coffee you speak of?” We’ll it just so happens that I own Nectar of Life Organic Coffee Company, so click that link and head on over!
