An Envirenmental Look at Coffee: part 1

It seems as though consuming a morning cup of coffee has always been a part of the routine of the average Canadian/ American. However, up until recently, citizens have not put a great deal of thought into where it is that their prized beverage has come from. Recently, coffee companies large and small have begun to take into account the United States'/ Canada's love of specialized coffee, as well as its need to help the environment. Companies like Eco Organic Coffee and Starbucks have begun to value the healthy growth of the coffee beans that they purchase. They look at whether or not they were, in fact, raised in an environmentally-friendly manner, such as through shade farms rather than sun farms. This socially responsible coffee can be found in forty countries, with leading locations like Peru, Ethiopia, and Mexico. In order to fully understand the goal of the coffee companies' production of socially responsible coffee, it is first necessary to look at the positive and negative effects of differing types of coffee growth, as well as ways to continue the growth of environmentally friendly coffee beans.

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