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Climate Solutions for the Future of Coffee

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Lower yields mean less cash flow, contributing to wage stagnation. Coffee plants usually take three to four years to produce their first yield, making the crop a gamble at startup, but rising global demand may provide the incentive. As they prune, workers pile leaves and branches on the ground.

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The Unsung Heroes of the Plants We Drink: Tea

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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. sinensis: This variation of the tea plant typically yields milder flavors of green or white tea. The tea we drink is obtained from the leaves of a bush native to Asia.

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Our 2023 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide

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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. She does yield a few pages to sustainable farming practices, like soil management, though these are more buzzwords than insights.

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