http://buyorganiccoffee.org/875/the-insider%E2%80%99s-guide-to-healthy-organic-coffee/ The Insider’s Guide to Healthy Organic Coffee Organic coffee is free of the up to 150 contaminants that can be found in regular coffee. Healthy organic coffee contains antioxidants that have many beneficial health effects such as a reduced incidence of Type II Diabetes and several types of cancer. For more info continue with our insider’s guide healthy organic coffee. USDA Certified Organic Coffee According to our insider’s guide to healthy organic coffee, organic coffee certification tells you the following: The soil in which organic coffee is grown must have been verified as free from prohibited substances for at least three years. In addition there must be distinct boundaries between land on which organic coffee is grown and land where pesticides, herbicides, and prohibited chemical fertilizers are used. This guarantees that drift of substances sprayed or otherwise applied on adjacent land will not contaminate the organic plot of land. Organic coffee certification includes the adherence to a specific and verifiable plan for all practices and procedures from planting to crop maintenance, to harvest, de-husking, bagging, transport, roasting, packaging, and final transport. The problem for a small coffee grower is that some organic practices can be more costly than conventional practicesIf the coffee farmer cannot obtain a sufficiently high price for his crop his is unable to continue the sustainable farming practices necessary to produce organic coffee. Thus the ability of the consumer to obtain organic coffee antioxidants and other healthy ingredients depends upon the willingness of the consumer to pay for the higher quality coffee available through organic growing practices and organic coffee certification. Alternative Certifications (UTZ and Rainforest Alliance) Not all truly organic coffee is USDA certified. According to the insider’s guide to organic coffee, UTZ certified coffee is commonly organic by all standards except the seal on the bag. This label says that the bag of coffee you are buying came from a coffee farm that employed sustainable agricultural practices, good environmental practices and efficient farm management. A key feature of the UTZ Certified label is that UTZ Certified coffee is traced from grower to roaster. UTZ certified coffee is sold in North America, Europe, and Japan, in nearly fifty nations.

1. The Insider’s Guide to
Healthy Organic Coffee
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2. Organic coffee is free of the up to 150
contaminants that can be found in
regular coffee. Healthy organic coffee
contains antioxidants that have many
beneficial health effects such as a
reduced incidence of Type II Diabetes
and several types of cancer. For more
info continue with our insider’s guide
healthy organic coffee.
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to-healthy-organic-coffee/

3. USDA Certified Organic Coffee
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to-healthy-organic-coffee/

4. According to our insider’s guide to
healthy organic coffee, organic
coffee certification tells you the
following:
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5. The soil in which organic coffee is
grown must have been verified as
free from prohibited substances for
at least three years.
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to-healthy-organic-coffee/

6. In addition there must be distinct
boundaries between land on which
organic coffee is grown and land
where pesticides, herbicides, and
prohibited chemical fertilizers are
used.
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to-healthy-organic-coffee/

7. This guarantees that drift of
substances sprayed or otherwise
applied on adjacent land will not
contaminate the organic plot of
land.
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to-healthy-organic-coffee/

8. Organic coffee certification
includes the adherence to a
specific and verifiable plan for all
practices and procedures from
planting to crop maintenance, to
harvest, de-husking, bagging,
transport, roasting, packaging, and
final transport.
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to-healthy-organic-coffee/

9. The problem for a small coffee grower
is that some organic practices can be
more costly than conventional
practices. If the coffee farmer cannot
obtain a sufficiently high price for his
crop his is unable to continue the
sustainable farming practices
necessary to produce organic coffee.
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to-healthy-organic-coffee/

10. Thus the ability of the consumer to
obtain organic coffee antioxidants
and other healthy ingredients
depends upon the willingness of
the consumer to pay for the higher
quality coffee available through
organic growing practices and
organic coffee certification.
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to-healthy-organic-coffee/

11. Alternative Certifications (UTZ
and Rainforest Alliance)
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to-healthy-organic-coffee/

12. Not all truly organic coffee is
USDA certified. According to the
insider’s guide to organic coffee,
UTZ certified coffee is commonly
organic by all standards except the
seal on the bag.
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to-healthy-organic-coffee/

13. This label says that the bag of
coffee you are buying came from a
coffee farm that employed
sustainable agricultural
practices, good environmental
practices and efficient farm
management.
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to-healthy-organic-coffee/

14. A key feature of the UTZ Certified
label is that UTZ Certified coffee is
traced from grower to roaster. UTZ
certified coffee is sold in North
America, Europe, and Japan, in
nearly fifty nations.
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to-healthy-organic-coffee/

15. An alternative to organic coffee
certification as noted in the
insider’s guide to healthy organic
coffee is for a grower to be
Rainforest Alliance certified. The
Rainforest Alliance is a non-
governmental organization that
works to conserve biodiversity.
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to-healthy-organic-coffee/

16. It does so for agricultural products
by influencing consumers to buy
what is good for the environment
and good for small farmers.
Rainforest Alliance certified means
that the coffee that you buy was
produced using good land use
practices.
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to-healthy-organic-coffee/

17. Certified coffee farms meet a strict
set of environmental standards
that include preservation of the
ecosystem and reduction in use of
synthetic chemicals of all sorts. In
addition, strict health and safety
requirements are part of getting
Rainforest Alliance certified.
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18. Short List of Organic Coffee
from Colombia and Panama
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19. Colombian Organic Coffee
Brands
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20. Linea Roja
Sostenible
Origen
Frailes
Aribica (UTZ certified)
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to-healthy-organic-coffee/

21. Los Lajones Estate Coffee S.A.
Leap Of Faith Farms, Inc
Hacienda La Esperanza
Hacienda Barbara Jaramillo
Finca Señor Ramón Arauz
Finca San Miguel de La Montaña
Finca Ramon Arauz
Finca El Remedio – Ama de Casa
Finca Dos Jefes
Asociación de Caficultores Orgánicos
Ngöbe Ascon
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