Archive for October 24th, 2009
Easy Peasy Tip: Buy Shade-Grown Coffee
Saturday, October 24th, 2009While we’re all familiar with the “organic” food label, many folks are confused by (or have just never noticed) the “shade-grown” certification for coffee. So, what’s shade-grown mean, and why is it important?
From the Audubon website:
“In many tropical countries, coffee farming occupies much of the land, especially in the highland hills and valleys that were […]