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Another reason to drink a nice cup of shade-grown joe
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Dec 22, 2008 |
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A new study published in the December 23rd issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, reveals another "eco-friendly" reason to select shade-grown coffee over beans that were grown in the sun: Shade coffee farms ...
Shade coffee benefits more than birds
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Dec 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Here's one more reason to say "shade grown, please" when you order your morning cup of coffee. Shade coffee farms, which grow coffee under a canopy of multiple tree species, not only harbor ...
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Coffee cultivation good for diversity in agrarian settlements but not in forests
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Feb 19, 2009 |
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Coffee shrubs, both in themselves and because they are most often cultivated in the shade of large trees, can have a positive impact on plant and animal diversity in those parts of the landscape that are deforested and dominated ...
Green coffee-growing practices buffer climate-change impacts
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Oct 01, 2008 |
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Chalk up another environmental benefit for shade-grown Latin American coffee: University of Michigan researchers say the technique will provide a buffer against the ravages of climate change in the coming decades.
Malaysian authorities seize 'Viagra coffee' : report
Jul 05, 2009 |
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Malaysia's health authorities have seized over 20,000 dollars worth of coffee mixed with sildenafil, the main ingredient in erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, a report said Sunday.
Genes involved in coffee quality have been identified
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Feb 06, 2007 |
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To maintain their incomes, growers are increasingly banking on producing quality coffee. However, improving coffee beverage quality means knowing more about the biological processes - flowering, fruit ripening, etc - that ...
Coffee Consumption Associated with Reduced Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer
Dec 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While it is too early for physicians to start advising their male patients to take up the habit of regular coffee drinking, data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers ...
One large organic shade-grown coffee, please -- with extra bats
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Apr 03, 2008 |
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If you get a chance to sip some shade-grown Mexican organic coffee, please pause a moment to thank the bats that helped make it possible. At Mexican organic coffee plantations, where pesticides are banned, ...
A breath mint made from... coffee?
Jun 24, 2009 |
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We all know why Starbucks puts boxes of breath mints close to the cash register. Your morning latte can create a startling aroma in your mouth, strong enough to startle your co-workers too.
New Study: Home Energy Savings Are Made in the Shade
May 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Trees positioned to shade the west and south sides of a house may decrease summertime electric bills by 5 percent on average, according to a recent study of California homes by researchers ...
Sun or shade: Pecan leaves' photosynthetic light response evaluated
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Pecan, the most valuable nut tree native to North America, is native from northern Illinois and southeastern Iowa to the Gulf Coast of the United States, where it grows abundantly along the Mississippi River, ...
Studies suggest drinking coffee or tea may reduce the risk of stroke
Mar 22, 2009 |
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The role coffee and tea play in a person's risk of having a stroke got a little clearer recently as two large observational studies found that the beverages may actually provide a modest amount of protection.
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