How Do You Grown Organic Coffee?

By Ali Bautista

More and more coffee lovers are starting to promote organic coffee as an alternative to regular coffee. It is better for the environment and also for the farmers who grow it. As the market grows it is becoming all the more important to understand this coffee and how it is grown.

First of all, there are no pesticides or herbicides or any form of chemicals used in the generation of this coffee. For this coffee to be produced, the soil needs to be maintained to a sufficient level of quality. This results in greater productivity and the protection against disease.

These organic coffee plantations are different from regular plantations in that they are grown with many fruit and nut trees scattered around. There are several reasons for this. These trees are used to provide the plantations with sufficient nutrients to grow and remain fertile. As a result the plantations can stay fertile far longer than regular coffee plantations, perhaps for many generations.

These trees are also important because they help to provide a natural habitat for birds who then are able to keep the plantations clear of insects and pests. This negates the need for pesticides. Having these trees also helps to maintain better top soil and to keep the water within the soil, providing more optimal growing conditions.

By growing this coffee beneath these trees, a better habitat for wildlife is maintained and birds are able to thrive to a far greater extent than in barren plantations. The benefit of this is that they are able to prevent pests from getting at the beans, as well as the greater conservation of water in the roots of the trees.

Beans that grow in this habitat actually mature more slowly than regularly grown beans. To many people this given them a superior taste and a finer texture. - 31875

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