I will give you a quick rundown of what organic is, and why I feel people should exclusively drink organic coffee.

 

1) Organic products may not contain any synthetic chemicals.

 

2) Organic certified products can’t use Frankenstein, genetically manipulated crops or animals.

 

3) To be labeled 100% organic items may only contain organic ingredients (excluding water and salt).

 

4) The term “certified organic” can be a little tricky. In this case only 95% of the components need to be certified organic, the remaining 5% must be on the USDA approved list and not be available in a non-organic form.

 

5) The USDA organic logo can be printed on any 100% organic or “Organic” item.

 

6) Agricultural items labeled organic, such as organic coffee, can’t be treated with sewage sludge (yes modern crops are), or ionizing radiation.

 

I’m not trying to belabor this issue with boring organic labeling information, but you should know what you’re dealing with “organic” products. Now that we have gone through the meaning of certified organic we can move onto the topic at hand. Seeing as how coffee necessarily only contains “coffee”, organic coffee blends are probably 100% organic, if they are only 95% the other 5% of ingredients must be printed on the product information panel.

 

Why should you care if your coffee is organic coffee?

 

1) I probably wouldn’t want to imbibe coffee that was fertilized with sewage sludge, do you?

 

2) One of my most endearing comforts with the USDA organic certification is no genetically modified plants.

 

3) For you unleaded coffee drinkers, organic coffee is your safest option. Hazardous chemicals such as ethyl acetate and methylene chloride are used in making standard decaffeinated coffees. Organic decaffeinated coffee is processed using hot water, and NO chemicals. Recent studies show that drinking decaf. leads to rheumatoid arthritis. More studies need to be conducted to compare current (chemical decaf.) and water processed decaf.

 

4) Herbicides are not good for the farmers. Most coffee is grown in many poor countries, and a lot of these farmers are not able to understand herbicide and pesticide warning labels, resulting in erroneous preparation of chemicals, and therefore, toxic exposure for them and the environment.

 

I could ramble on about why you should only buy organic coffee. It goes much deeper than the coffee itself. A lot of toxins are released in the manufacturing of non-organic chemicals.

 

In conclusion, there is the naturalness factor. Farmers cultivating their coffee organically must pay extra special attention to their crops to ensure they are not destroyed by critters. Whether you think I’m just trying to promote my agenda, or promote your good health, please give organic coffee a try and pass the word.

 

By now you’re definitely wondering “where can I get Organic Coffee on a regular basis?” We’ll, head on over to Nectar of Life’s Coffee of the Month Club!