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Shade Tree Grown coffees are grown under a canopy of sun filtering trees.

Traditionally, all coffee was grown under a canopy of shade trees. The original tipica and borbon varieties, brought to the New World centuries ago, are relatively intolerant of direct sunlight and require the filtering effect bolivian colonial caranavi of shade trees. These plants are slow maturing and require ample space to grow. They are typically only moderately prolific bean producers, yet render a wonderfully flavourful coffee. Many of the high quality arabica beans we roast and serve are related to or are this original variety of coffee.

bolivian colonial caranavi Today, the smaller peasant-owned farms carry on the tradition, planting and cultivating their crops high on the slopes of mountains just as they have for generations. The coffee plants exist happily intertwined with native vegetation and food crops, under an umbrella of multistoried fruit trees, leguminous trees and native hardwoods. bolivian colonial caranavi Every plant and tree is harvested, providing food, shelter and fuel for the families on the farm. Any excess products are sold at the local markets, thus providing an economic buffer for the coffee farmer. The trees provide a natural fertilizer of nitrogen-rich mulch to the coffee soil. The mulch bolivian colonial caranavi is useful in soil moisture conservation, suppression of weed growth and soil erosion.

Shaded coffee farms perform a function of being sanctuaries for as many as 150 species of resident and migratory birds and animal life. The presence of birds is significant for the coffee farmer because a diverse bolivian colonial caranavi and large bird population can often be an excellent source of insect and pest control. This biodiversity results in a far lower risk of infestation, plague, and disease in the coffee farm, resulting in less need for insecticides and more sustainability for the farmer.

Many of the larger modern bolivian colonial caranavi coffee farms have elected to remove shade trees and plant more sun-tolerant coffee varieties in dense stands for the hopes of higher production. While higher production is likely, the ecological price tag is higher on these farms due to the increased dependence on herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers as well as bolivian colonial caranavi increased soil erosion and water runoff.

The National Organic Standards Board Definition of Organic

The following definition of organic was passed by the NOSB at its April 1995 meeting in Orlando, FL.

Organic agriculture is an ecological production management system that promotes and enhances biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity. It is bolivian colonial caranavi based on minimal use of off-farm inputs and on management practices that restore, maintain and enhance ecological harmony.

´Organic´ is a labeling term that denotes products produced under the authority of the Organic Foods Production Act. The principal guidelines for organic production are to use materials and practices that bolivian colonial caranavi enhance the ecological balance of natural systems and that integrate the parts of the farming system into an ecological whole.

Organic agriculture practices cannot ensure that products are completely free of residues; however, methods are used to minimize pollution from air, soil and water.

Organic food handlers, processors bolivian colonial caranavi and retailers adhere to standards that maintain the integrity of organic agricultural products. The primary goal of organic agriculture is to optimize the health and productivity of interdependent communities of soil life, plants, animals and people.

The National Organic Standards Board Definition of Organic

The following definition of bolivian colonial caranavi organic was passed by the NOSB at its April 1995 meeting in Orlando, FL.

Organic agriculture is an ecological production management system that promotes and enhances biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity. It is based on minimal use of off-farm inputs and on management practices that restore, maintain bolivian colonial caranavi and enhance ecological harmony.

´Organic´ is a labeling term that denotes products produced under the authority of the Organic Foods Production Act. The principal guidelines for organic production are to use materials and practices that enhance the ecological balance of natural systems and that integrate the parts of the bolivian colonial caranavi farming system into

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