Shade Grown Coffee Why grow coffee in the shade? Shade Grown
CoffeeCafé Campesino's Fair Trade coffee is grown under a
natural canopy of shade trees. Shade-grown coffee has many
benefits: Protection of the Natural Ecosystem... Shade-grown
coffee works within the natural ecosystem where the coffee is
grown, contributing to and receiving help from the system. Shade
trees provide many nutrients to the coffee plants. Preservation
of Natural Biodiversity... Migratory and tropical birds,
reptiles, ants, butterflies and a host of other organisms and
plant life call the canopy home. This biodiversity has positive
impacts on the overall environment, beyond the local canopies
where the coffee is grown. Protection of Local Water Supplies...
The roots from the coffee plants help to trap runoff water and
keep the local water supplies cleaner and more pure. Trapping
runoff water also helps to prevent erosion. Shade grown coffee
needs irrigation less frequently than sun grown coffee.
Preservation of Atmospheric Balance... S