| Organic espresso is an alternative to regular | | | | to the need to use chemical pesticides. What this |
| espresso that provides excellence in taste and | | | | means in the end, is that coffee is the most |
| aroma, as well as being much healthier. The | | | | chemically processed product on the market |
| demand for organic coffee products has created | | | | today. |
| a huge market for the organic coffee farmers | | | | The organic alternative |
| and the coffee industry is responding to | | | | When a pack of espresso coffee beans is labeled |
| consumers. In fact, as consumers become more | | | | ?organic,? this means that the the coffee has |
| and more aware of the chemical processing that | | | | been grown, harvested and processed the natural |
| their coffee beans and blends are subjected to, | | | | way, in the shade, and with no pesticides or |
| the demand for that organic shot of espresso is | | | | fertilizers. |
| bigger now than ever before. | | | | Organic farmers worldwide must function in |
| The organic alternative | | | | accordance with the strictest of guidelines when |
| Because espresso drinkers desire a product that | | | | producing organic coffee for consumers. |
| is high in quality and as natural as possible, | | | | Choosing your brand of organically grown |
| thousands of new organic coffee farms have | | | | espresso |
| emerged. These farms are committed to a | | | | When it comes to finding the best organically |
| philosophy of natural production and of sustainable | | | | grown espresso beans you need to be confident |
| environmental development. Investing in organic | | | | that only products from certified organic coffee |
| coffee then is more than a statement of taste, it | | | | farmers can carry the term ?certified organic? on |
| is a commitment to the environment, too. | | | | their packaging. When browsing for an organic |
| When coffee beans are grown organically, they | | | | alternative to your espresso blend be sure that |
| are grown entirely in the shade and on what are | | | | the organic coffee beans you purchase from |
| called ?shade coffee farming? plantations. In fact, | | | | certified organic farms will always be |
| this is the natural way for coffee plants to grow. | | | | chemical-free. |
| Traditionally, coffee was always grown in the | | | | Brewing your organic cup of espresso |
| shade, but the increased demand for coffee has | | | | The process is the same when it comes to |
| meant that large-scale companies are growing | | | | brewing organic espresso or regular espresso. |
| coffee faster and in the sun so as to meet the | | | | Remember the grind must be fine, the water hot, |
| market demand. | | | | and the pressure high. Brewing espresso is a ritual |
| Growing coffee in the sun brings all sorts of | | | | and an organic bean selection will inject added |
| problems to the crop, in the form pesticides, and | | | | flavor, aroma and density to your shot of |
| to the environment, in the form of pollution due | | | | bitter-sweet Italian espresso. |