| Around the world coffee is the second most | | | | as per the Organic Food Production Act set |
| traded item in the world, coming in just behind | | | | fourth in 1990. This act outlines the requirements |
| crude oil (although a distant second we're sure). | | | | for growing organic coffee, as well as how their |
| How ever as more and more people are paying | | | | testing can be carried out and what they must do |
| attention to what they're drinking and eating, | | | | to hold onto their certification. |
| organic coffee is sneaking up in the market share | | | | Growing Fields Must Be Certified Organic |
| race. | | | | Now it's not just the growing and handling that |
| Organic coffee wasn't a real concern when coffee | | | | must be considered and certified organic when |
| first gained people interest way back in 800 AD. | | | | growing coffee. The ground that it grows in must |
| It was a drink reserved for the wealthy and | | | | also be free of any ingredients or non-organic |
| royalty, even in 1800's when Brazil claimed the | | | | substances for at least the last 3 years. |
| honor of having the largest international coffee | | | | Because the act requires so many intricate |
| crop, still no one was concerned where or with | | | | modifications to the regular growing process, |
| what the beans were grown. | | | | organic coffee will cost a little more then a non |
| Fast forward to toady, and there are strict rules | | | | organic brand. Healthy conscious consumers are |
| and regulations for how any food product can or | | | | willing to pay the price for the better beans. AS |
| cannot be grown. Especially if you're looking to | | | | most organic growers believe that growing the |
| grow an organic product. Organic coffee is | | | | beans with only natural methods and no artificial |
| primarily grown in mountainous areas, where | | | | chemicals helps keep the natural flavor. |
| insecticides and fertilizers can become part of the | | | | Whether the taste is superior to a non-organic |
| lower watershed once they're washed down the | | | | coffee is up to the coffee drinker, but there's no |
| hills from heavy rainfalls. | | | | arguing that the organic growing process produces |
| Many companies today are providing organic | | | | a healthier bean for us to make our favorite cup |
| coffee, each require certification and designation | | | | of joe from. |