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Organic Farming and Water Conservation: Dwindling water supplies and poor water health are very real threats. When our water supply is at risk, people and the planet end up suffering. Water pollution is a threat to our world, and the use of harmful pesticides, toxic fertilizers, and animal waste do not help matters. Organic farming helps keep our water supplies clean by stopping that polluted runoff. It also helps conserve water. Organic farmers, in general, tend to spend time amending soil correctly and using mulch - both of which help conserve water. The extra attention these farmers give to their...

Benefits of Organic Farming: In addition to improving our health, growing organic coffee may have environmental benefits. According to the EPA, workers and families tending to organic farms, are not exposed to potentially harmful chemicals. These farms are more environmentally friendly because they use fewer non-renewable resources, such as petroleum, that most non-organic farms use. On these certified-organic farms, no chemicals get to leak into nearby soils or drinking water and none are carried in the air to the nearby land where the workers and families live.  Because organic coffee farmers do not use synthetic fertilizers or chemicals used in...

Organic Farming Helps With Erosion: Not only does organic farming help the environment by providing a healthy soil, but it helps combat serious soil and land issues, such as erosion. A major study comparing adjoining organic and chemically treated wheat fields, showed that the organic field featured eight more inches of topsoil than the chemically treated field. It also had only one-third the erosion loss. We all worry about issues affecting the land, food supply, and humans.  By planting trees and shrubs the farmers can block damaging strong winds and help protect against full sun and flooding rains. Organic farming...

When we started Tend Coffee over a decade ago we wanted to bring a net benefit to the communities we ended up working in and the people and environments we trade with.   Why “I” should bother to drink organic coffee, and is it really better for “me” are questions people ask themselves when shelling out there hard earned money for the coffee they choose and rightly so. In the end it’s a personal decision.   So if It's ultimately a personal decision, what about everyone else? Well lets see what ecologist Julie Craves writes in her 2016 article for...

  Week 20 : Special Prep Blend When it comes to Special Prep, the proper description of this blend is "dessert's best friend". It is often described as being dark, smooth and sturdy. First and foremost it was created for restaurants, and is savored by chefs and patrons of many renowned Long Island eateries. It has a flavor and smoothness that is not overpowering, allowing it to share stardom with the food it is paired with. However, it works just as well with the delicious meals we enjoy at home. My personal favorite for family gatherings and dinner parties. For...