I just wanted to bring to light a major concern of mine that most people probably arent very aware of.
Before the 1960′s most of the worlds coffee was grown in fields shaded by rain forests in an area known as the undergrowth. But in the 1960′s scientists began developing coffee that could grow in more sunlight and therefore produce more beans per acre. Sounds great right? Well its a great thing for the growers but that’s where it stops.
Today over 40 percent of the shaded coffee fields in Mexico and Central America have been converted to sun filled fields created by clear cutting and burning rain forests. Not only does this destroy the natural habitat of all the animals living in these areas but it contributes to 20 percent of the greenhouse gases put into the atmosphere every year. So in the future to prevent this from continuing you should only buy shade grown coffee. By voting with your pocket books the growers will listen and change there methods.