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Coffee
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Coffee 
 Links to resources for trade data, price and production information, and publications on the coffee market. From the Foreign Agriculture Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). http://www.fas.usda.gov/htp/tropical/coffee.html Topics: Beverages, Crops, Industries Last updated Sep 15, 2004 Coffee Universe
"World of Coffee" has information on coffee-growing regions and countries; "Coffee Tips" covers buying, storing, grinding, and making; "Coffee Resources" is a databases of over 2,500 coffee businesses; and "Coffee Universe-ity" covers history, roasting, and terminology. Maintained by a coffee industry source. http://www.coffeeuniverse.com/ Topics: Beverages, Crops, Industries Last updated Apr 30, 2004 Freshly Brewed: The Coffee Trade and the Port of New Orleans
In addition to presenting an illustrated essay on the coffee trade in New Orleans starting with the early 19th century, this site provides information about New Orleans coffee houses (such as Cafe du Monde), the use of chicory in coffee blends, and the banana trade. From the Louisiana State Museum. http://lsm.crt.state.la.us/coffee/coffee1.htm Topics: Beverages, Industries, U.S. History By Place Last updated Oct 13, 2005 International Coffee Organization (ICO)
Statistics on the coffee trade, covering prices, imports and exports, and production. Also features reports on the international coffee market, background information about coffee plants and coffee-making methods, and information about the economics of the coffee industry. The ICO is an intergovernmental organization for coffee that was set up under the auspices of the United Nations. http://www.ico.org Topics: Beverages, Industries Last updated Sep 13, 2004 New Orleans: Global Food Heritage City Endangered
"Just to remind us why New Orleans means so much to so many people, here is our partial list ... of this city's unique food history and heritage." Includes links to information about the "fusion of cultures and cuisines: Creole, Cajun, French, Spanish, African-American, [and] American"; the French Market; coffee; and other New Orleans culinary matters. From the Food Museum. http://www.foodmuseum.com/#nola Topics: Beverages, Food & Cooking, Hurricane Katrina, Industries, Travel, U.S. History By Place Last updated Sep 14, 2005 Northwest Shade Coffee Campaign
Information about the Seattle Audubon Society's efforts to educate people on the benefits of shade-grown coffee. Businesses can learn what steps they can take to help protect the habitat of birds. Consumers can educate themselves about the coffee they are drinking, find out where to buy shade-grown coffee in the Pacific Northwest, and discover how to get involved in preserving and protecting an animal species. Features the quarterly newsletter Cuentos de la Sombra. http://www.shadecoffee.org Topics: Animals, Beverages, Birds, Industries, Regions of the World Last updated Jun 9, 2008 Songbird Foundation
Describes a nonprofit organization that is primarily concerned with "raising awareness among coffee consumers, retailers, growers and distributors of the effect of sun-grown coffee on the songbirds and the rain forest on which they depend for essential habitat." Features information about shade-grown coffee, forests, birds, farmers, and how to help. Includes links to news articles and resources. Note: the bird songs don't play in the Mozilla browser. http://www.songbird.org/ Topics: Agriculture, Animals, Beverages, Birds, Environment, Industries, Plants Last updated Jan 19, 2005 The State of Sustainable Coffee: A Study of Twelve Major Markets
This World Bank Group 2003 report "documents the fundamental features of the main sustainable coffee available today, as well as the state of their current markets. It calls for stricter guidelines and policies on what can be labeled organic, fair trade, and shade grown — collectively known as sustainable coffees." Opens directly into a PDF document. http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2003/trade_state_sustainable_coffee.pdf Topics: Agriculture, Beverages, Crops, Economics, Industries Last updated Jun 18, 2008 |
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