1000 Flowers for the Planet - #366 Buy UTZ Coffee
UTZ Certified is a program and a label for
sustainable farming, including the farming of coffee and cocoa. It covers good agricultural
practices, farm management, social and living conditions, and the environment. There’s a lot to be learned about this
program at https://www.utzcertified.org/
so please take a look. Here is a quote from that website:
Good
coffee no longer just means good taste, quality and price. There is also a
growing interest in the conditions in which the coffee was produced. Today’s
consumers demand that it is made responsibly, with care for people and the
environment. This means, for example, appropriate and modest use of
fertilizers, pesticides, water and energy. Children of coffee farmers sent to
school rather than put to work. Farm workers given decent labor rights, housing
and healthcare. And farmers empowered to act as professionals and become better
businessmen. … The goal of the program is to create a sustainable, viable
coffee market. How? Through an efficient certification and traceability program
for socially and environmentally responsible coffee production that meets the
needs of both producers and markets.
Also
at this website you will find a list of places and products that are UTZ
certified – you can check it out for your country. By simply making better
informed choices about the simplest things we do, we can make a huge difference to the life of a fellow human
being in another part of the world, without even knowing that person. In this
way, we make an impact on the world – for the better.
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