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The Unsung Heroes of the Plants We Drink: Tea

ATTRA

By Audrey Kolde, NCAT Agriculture Specialist Tea, a beverage enjoyed worldwide, is a subject of growing interest among specialty crop farmers in the Gulf South. As interest in locally sourced and sustainably grown products continues, tea cultivation in the Gulf South could become an exciting new venture for farmers and tea lovers alike.

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Climate Solutions for the Future of Coffee

Civil Eats

In this map, green areas are projected to be favorable to coffee cultivation by 2050, while brown areas will not be. ( As they prune, workers pile leaves and branches on the ground. Map source ) Some 50 percent of current coffee-growing land will likely be unsuitable for arabica by 2050.

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Our 2023 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide

Civil Eats

But it wasn’t until he became the beverage director at Farm and Fisherman Tavern in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, that he fully combined his passions for ethnobotany and mixology. Later, he tended bar at a restaurant in Santiago where he used fresh ingredients to create seasonal craft cocktails.

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