Bone Broth Coffee is A Thing Now

• Back-to-back storms in Hawaii have damaged coffee farms, including one that has been operating for 176 years. One of the oldest coffee farms in Kona, Greenwell Farms not only suffered damage to its productive trees, but also lost thousands from its nursery that would have helped it, and other farms in the region, replant.
• While coffee is often held up as a key driver of deforestation, new research has shown that—relative to other agricultural commodities—its impact is rather small. Of 122 million hectares deforested worldwide between 2001 and 2022, coffee was responsible for 1%, or 1.2 million hectares. Which is still a lot, but nothing compared to beef production, which drove 40% of all forest loss during that time.
• Apparently savoury coffee is a Thing in U.S. cafes. Rather than offering regular signature drinks that utilise caramel or vanilla, some coffee shops are turning to miso, cheese, and even bone broth. Such inventive flavours are not a new thing, of course—coffee shops in China have been experimenting with duck- and pork-flavoured lattes for years, and cheese coffee has been a part of many cultures for much longer. Maybe this will catch on elsewhere: Who's going to be the first Scottish cafe to introduce a haggis latte?

For more on all these stories, plus how coffee might lower your risk of developing certain mood disorders, check out the full Roundup over at Fresh Cup Magazine:

Coffee News Club: Week of March 30

Savory flavors hit U.S. coffee menus. Storms devastate Hawaii farms, and new research suggests coffee causes less deforestation than once thought.

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If you missed it, you can check out my latest piece on how, in a precarious industry, securing a ratified union contract is one of the most powerful ways coffee workers can improve their lives and workplaces:

How Union Contracts Protect and Empower Coffee Workers

As well as improved pay and benefits, a ratified union contract offers coffee workers power in an often-exploitative industry.

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