How to choose real organic coffee _ where to buy organic beans _ is the price of organic coffee expensive

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The world drinks 1 billion cups of coffee every day, the huge demand must be supported by huge output, pollution and the use of pesticides are also gradually threatening the taste of coffee itself and people's health. People tried to get coffee in a more natural way, and organic coffee (Organic Coffee) was born.

●, what are organic coffee beans?

75% of the world's organic coffee comes from Latin America, while Honduras is the largest producer and exporter of organic coffee. It was closely followed by Brazil, Colombia and Mexico.

The acquisition of organic coffee is similar to other organic foods, for example, it does not use any insecticides and other chemicals to treat diseases and insect pests or cultivation problems, but uses natural methods such as natural composting, hedgerow, pruning and other methods to maintain the growth of coffee trees. Use all-natural biological control methods in pest control, such as planting protective trees, and using a variety of other natural farming techniques to ensure the health of coffee trees.

The organic cultivation of coffee has returned to the state of harmony between man and nature, which not only improves the ability of coffee trees to resist natural disasters, but also improves the nutrition of the soil, protects the farming state of the tropical rain forest, and the number of birds around it increases exponentially.

● has been closed for 3 years, only for one good bean.

Organic coffee is very popular in western countries, and the annual growth rate of organic coffee imports in the United States and Canada once reached 29% (2007-2008). In spite of this, there is still very little organic coffee in the world.

The first is the reduction in production brought about by organic farming. It takes five years for a coffee tree to blossom and bear fruit. A pound of coffee needs about 4000 beans, which are harvested manually, and each tree harvests only enough fruit a year to produce a pound of roasted beans. In many parts of the world, growers use pesticides to control the growth of coffee pests, often because it is humid and foggy at high altitudes, and coffee is more vulnerable to fungi, while insisting on the use of chemical pesticides often results in a 50% reduction in production.

The second is the length and complexity of organic certification. To enter the United States, organic coffee from Latin America must obtain the Organic Certification (USDA Organic) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), which strictly stipulates that the soil grown for coffee does not use any fertilizers or pesticides for three years, which means that certification takes at least three years and the farm mainly bears the economic losses caused by reduced production during the period.

In addition, coffee is particularly valued by organic certification because of the uniqueness of its eating method: only beans baked by certified organic factories are considered organic coffee.

● is unparalleled in the world, but can not be certified organic.

Of course, it is not only coffee marked with "organic certification" that is organic coffee.

In Ethiopia and Yemen on the other side of the world, farmers use the most primitive "organic" cultivation because they have no money to buy pesticides and fertilizers, while the "skinny" Ethiopian beans and the "ugly" Yemeni beans have their own outstanding taste unparalleled in the world. Coffee lovers almost know Ethiopia's jasmine and citrus lemon flavor as well as a fresh and smooth taste. Yemen is famous for its classic chocolate sweetness and red wine aroma, but there is almost no coffee marked with "organic certification" in these two countries. Why? To get organic certification requires cumbersome procedures for application and inspection, and it also requires a large amount of money for farmers. If you don't even have the money to buy pesticides and fertilizers to buy food, how can you buy organic certification?

Although "organic certification" cannot identify all coffee, "organic" cultivation is the way to produce good coffee.

How does ● choose Real Organic Coffee beans

The insufficient supply and demand of organic coffee determines that its price in the market is higher than that of ordinary coffee. When buying organic coffee, in addition to the price, but also recognize the organic certification logo, the following is a list of common organic coffee certification organization logo:

● UTZ Coffee Certification

UTZ is an independent organization that certifies all kinds of high-quality coffee in the world, covering every production step from coffee cultivation to roasting.

● Rainforest Alliance Certification (Rainforest Alliance Certified)

The Rainforest Alliance's certification benchmark for coffee stipulates that traditional farming practices cultivated in the shade of native forests are beneficial to the protection of ecosystems.

● USDA Organic Certification (USDA ORGANIC)

The most authoritative organic certification in America. USDA's certification standards for organic coffee are extremely stringent and must meet stringent conditions such as no chemical synthetic substances (such as fertilizers, pesticides, antibiotics) and growing soils that have not used chemical synthetic substances for at least three years.

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