Ants (Azteca sp.) as potential biological control agents in organic shade coffee production in Southern Chiapas, Mexico: Complication of indirect effects

Christian Science Monitor: Organic coffee: Why Latin America's farmers are abandoning it

Two men with tired yet determined visages representing the Northern Chiapas Coffee Network spoke at a small conference held in 153 Uris Hall yesterday about the plight of the Chiapas coffee farmers ...

America Magazine: What’s in your cup of coffee? Capeltic, a Chiapas-based cooperative, is serving up dignity

What’s in your cup of coffee? Capeltic, a Chiapas-based cooperative, is serving up dignity

Understand the differences between organic foods and traditionally grown foods when it comes to nutrition, safety and price.

Learn what "organic" really means, how USDA labels work, and when paying more for organic foods may or may not benefit your health.

Organic foods, which are grown and processed without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides, have some potential health benefits but cost more to buy.

Organic Food: Is It Better for You? - Cleveland Clinic Health ...

Organic food, also known as ecological or biological food, refers to foods and beverages produced using methods that comply with the standards of organic farming. Standards vary worldwide, but organic farming features practices that cycle resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity.

The meaning of ORGANIC is of, relating to, yielding, or involving the use of food produced with the use of feed or fertilizer of plant or animal origin without employment of chemically formulated fertilizers, growth stimulants, antibiotics, or pesticides.