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Thinking of healthy organic coffee?
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Think of Laos and Vietnam. Indochina is the world’s
second most prolific coffee growing region after Brazil.
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In fact, Vietnam by itself is the world’s second biggest
producer of coffee.
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The central highlands of Vietnam and the highlands of
Laos are idea for growing coffee and were first worked by French coffee planters in
the French Colonial era.
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On the Bolaven Plateau in Champasak province of Laos coffee is grown at elevations
between 1,000 and 1,500 meters above sea level.
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The cool temperatures and rich volcanic soil coupled
with abundant rainfall give rise to great coffee.
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Traditionally coffee in this area has been grown by tried
and true organic methods although in the last
generation more “modern” production techniques have
also been introduced.
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Nevertheless, businesses such as the Jhai Coffee
Farmers Co-operative and retailers such as Canadian owned Joma Bakery work
with local growers and continue to produce and sell organic whole bean coffee grown in the highlands of
Laos. By www.BuyOrganicCoffee.org
Although four fifths of the coffee grown in the Laotian
highlands is Robusta much of Laotian organic coffee is
Arabica.
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In 2005 Jhai Coffee Farmers Co-operative was certified as a
producer of USDA organic coffee which has helped local farmers
command a higher price for their beans and helped them provide a higher standard of living for their workers whose income is almost entirely derived from the coffee
harvest. By www.BuyOrganicCoffee.org
The cooperative produces virtually all of its Laotian
organic coffee in the shade thus maintaining a
sustainable environment for coffee production, habitat and soil maintenance, and avoidance of contaminants that commonly are found in
regular coffees.By www.BuyOrganicCoffee.org
It is encouraging to think that the innocent nation that
became a battleground for so many years is coming into its own with a unique and viable
commercial product.
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Think of organic coffee antioxidants and sustainable of coffee
planting practices when you think of the Laotian
highlands.
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Organic coffee, whether Laotian organic coffee, or organic coffee grown with
sustainable growing practices anywhere in the world promises good taste
and a respite from contamination.
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Laotian organic coffee also promises a number of health
benefits due to the antioxidants found in raw
and roasted coffee.
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Recent scientific research has revealed that
more organic coffee can lead to less colon cancer
.
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Drinking organic coffee reduces prostate cancer risk
and more organic coffee and lead to less diabetes
.
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It is the presence of antioxidants in coffee beans
and their breakdown products in roasted organic coffee that provide these
health benefits in the absence of the more than
150 contaminants known to be present in regular coffee.
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When able look for shade grown organic coffee
from Vietnam or Laos.
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Vietnamese or Laotian organic coffee is of high quality and provides the
same benefits to the consumer as all organic coffee, namely a pure
product that contains healthy substances.
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Like other organic coffees Laotian organic coffee and
that of Vietnam help to protect and preserve the
environment through sustainable growing
practices and help the lives of the small farmers who
produce this product.By www.BuyOrganicCoffee.org