I have been up for way to fucking long; Part 2

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Only one of the bags was shade grown, they mark that on the hippie bags.  The cutting down forests for the extra land organic food takes is a generic problem though.

It is a problem overall, but organic coffee is one of the least problematic crops in that respect.

And not all shade-grown coffee is marked.

I worked at a roaster for 5 years, we tried to buy farm-direct whenever possible, and NONE of our coffee was marked shade-grown or rainforest-friendly, even though almost all of it was. For that matter, almost none of it was marked organic, because although the farmers we were buying from didn't use pesticides, they couldn't afford to get certified. We had ONE certified organic Guatemalan.

I wasn't a coffee specialist, although in my last year there they started bringing me into tastings and being part of the buying group. I was a tea and spice maven.

[Requia ☣]

Nah, I stayed up so long to get my sleep into a normal spot.  I wasn't able to get to bed before around 6 AM for a while.  Given that I woke up at that time today, it should fix things, at least for now.

I just realized I cursed myself right here.  Part 4 is upcoming, maybe.