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  „Most sustainable coffee is grown without the use of pesticides or herbicides, making it organically sound as well. Care is also given to maintaining the integrity of the ground cover on the coffee plantations as well as protecting any nearby rivers which might interact with the liquid by-products of coffee processing. Sustainable coffee growers are also keenly concerned with the issue of deforestation, as many of these growers are in Latin America and in close proximity to rainforests which are clearly at risk.“

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  „Many organically grown coffees come from farms which have been recentlyconverted into organic farms. Well, a farm which has been submitted to pesticides andherbicides or other decades-long chemical treatments, will not suddenly become a clean,pesticide-free coffee farm, at least not in our life time. Farm certification programs todetermine "Organic" are based on laboratory tests paid by the companiesinterested in obtaining certification. There are no Government based or truly independentverification test organizations.“

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CoffeeGeek - Counter Culture Coffee and Earth Fare Team to Produce Sustainable Coffee Line

  „ Producing coffee organically ensures that no harmful pesticides or poisonous chemicals are used, which can be hazardous for the environment and the workers who are in direct contact with the chemicals.  Coffee that is certified Fair Trade by TransFair USA guarantees that farm workers are paid fair wages, and promotes community development projects and good environmental practices.    “

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Cafe Campesino ...from crop to cup a Fair Trade

  „Much of Fair Trade coffee is organically grown. This means the coffee is grown and produced without the use of any chemicals, fertilizers or pesticides. In other words the coffee is grown in nature without chemical intervention.“

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Global Exchange : Berkeley to vote on politically correct coffee

  „The proposal also would require that all coffee be organic or shade-grown. Organic coffee is grown without pesticides, herbicides and fungicides, many of which are banned in this country. Shade-grown or bird-friendly coffee is grown on traditional coffee plantations under the canopy of forest trees, home to more than 150 species of migratory birds.“

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Amazon.com: Health & Personal Care: Pycnogenol from Twin Laboratories, qnt: 60 caps, size: 50 mg

  „There are absolutely no pesticides or herbicides used during the growing of the pine trees or toxic solvents used during the manufacture of Pycnogenol. Pycnogenol is made up of a natural occuring blend of bioflavonoids including catechin, epicatechin, taxifolin, oligomeric proanthocyanidnins and phenolic fruit acids such as ferulic acid and caffeic acid. It is a powerful antioxidant that is also rich in compounds known as proanthocyanidins. These constituents are potent free radical scavengers, and are thought to protect the lining of blood vessels from damage.“

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