Added by Chris about 1 year ago in Food
Kicking Horse Coffee Organic Fair Trade Kick Ass Coffee. An amazingly dark blend of organic goodness. Shade grown. Coffee grown under the rain forest canopy gives shelter to flora and fauna...Shade regions support more than 150 species of birds whereas sun grown coffee has about 95% few bird species."
It's Fair Trade. "When you buy Fair Trade coffee you are participating in a social and economic movement...ensuring that the farmer recieves a fair price for thier coffee."
It's organic. "Certified by the Canadian Organic Certification Co-operative..no pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers which are harmful to both the producer and the environment"
No need to read cereal boxes with this around- the package kept us busy through breakfast. It's shade grown. "coffee grown under the rain forest canopy gives shelter to flora and fauna...Shade regions support more than 150 species of birds whereas sun grown coffee has about 95% few bird species." It's Fair Trade. "When you buy Fair Trade coffee you are participating in a social and economic movement...ensuring that the farmer recieves a fair price for thier coffee." It's organic. "Certified by the Canadian Organic Certification Co-operative..no pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers which are harmful to both the producer and the environment" (don't forget about us, the drinker!) Our morning hit was never so virtuous. Or tasty
Kicking Horse Coffee Reviews
I go into it in a series of three posts:
Shade-grown coffee certification:
http://www.coffeehabitat.com/2006/02/shade_grown_cof.html
Who evaluates non-certified shade coffee:
Part 1 -- http://www.coffeehabitat.com/2006/03/who_evaluates_n.html
Part 2 -- http://www.coffeehabitat.com/2006/03/who_evaluates_n_1.html
