The Disturbing Secret Behind the World’s Most Expensive Coffee
The Disturbing Secret Behind the World’s Most Expensive Coffee
Kopi luwak is made from coffee beans plucked from civets’ feces. This is bad news for civets.
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Pretty much everything about coffee is bad. It is a jungle monoculture.
There’s often exploitation and it’s hard on the environment.
I switched coffee for Yerba Mate a long time ago. It probably has similar supply chain issues to be honest but its isolated in a specific part of Brazil and Argentina from what I know. @josie@vegantheoryclub.org have you ever been to a mate growing region?
Ah sorry if there is some confusion but I don't actually live in Brazil. I would like to live there someday tho.
Same! I just knew you spoke Portuguese and thought maybe were a tourist. I can't imagine a lot of people online live anywhere near Misiones Argentina or the Jungles in Paraná. I also speak a language from a country I didn't grow up or live in but mostly because I'm not allowed lol.
Sorry, I am running on like three hours of sleep today lol.
I've never been to Brazil unfortunately though I have Brazilian friends who have taught me a fair bit about the culture and I have picked up a lot of Portuguese because of this as well. I would love to visit a mate growing region like Paraná or Santa Catarina when I finally do move/travel there though.
It is my goal to move to Uruguay on a permanent basis
There can be an agroforestry version, but probably not at a large scale with massive consumption globally.