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Jcrowley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 10:17 PM Original message |
Is This The End of Organic Coffee? |
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nam78_two (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. K&R/nt |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
2. What, are they going to require that the farmers use Melamine fertilizer |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. The end of "yuppie coffee?" GOOD! |
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Robeysays (512 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 11:11 PM Original message |
huh? |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 11:11 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. because sodas are better, and better for you! - i felt that way when i was eight years old. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 11:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Actually, I find attention-seeking trolls to be the most stimulating consumables |
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underseasurveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-05-07 06:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
59. ha ha |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 01:35 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Not "Yuppie coffee" Organic and free trade coffee. Big difference |
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slowry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 01:44 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. You are as clueless about coffee |
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petunia.here (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 11:42 AM Response to Reply #11 |
35. gooey sugary gm corn syrup goo to boot |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 05:05 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. I'm not gonna flame ya. |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 07:34 AM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Thanks for all the evidence to support your diatribe. Not. |
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populistdriven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 11:28 AM Response to Reply #13 |
31. no one here has said anything accurate yet about coffee |
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DotGone (53 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 02:04 PM Response to Reply #31 |
47. MickyD's coffee tastes better than Starbucks |
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populistdriven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-05-07 05:56 PM Response to Reply #47 |
58. WELCOME TO DU!!! U think we should start a coffee roasting thread/discussion?' |
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suziedemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 06:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
17. Most Soft-drinks haver Phosphoric Acid - best to avoid them. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 07:05 AM Response to Reply #3 |
18. er, you don't seem to realize that |
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CrazyOrangeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 10:55 AM Response to Reply #18 |
27. LOL |
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slj0101 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 07:15 AM Response to Reply #3 |
19. What does the taste of coffee (or your own conpempt of it) |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 07:31 AM Response to Reply #3 |
20. So, you'd rather catch diabetes early by HFCS infested corporate soft drinks! |
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toddaa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 08:01 AM Response to Reply #3 |
24. Explain the existance of decaffeinated coffee |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-05-07 10:36 AM Response to Reply #24 |
55. There is no explanation....tweedle. |
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toddaa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-05-07 11:48 AM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Chicken Liver and Scrambled Eggs |
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slowry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-05-07 06:14 PM Response to Reply #55 |
60. Coffee has been around over a millennium. |
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Pachamama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 10:23 AM Response to Reply #3 |
25. Not sure your ridiculous post merits a serious response, but here are some facts: |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 11:01 AM Response to Reply #3 |
28. wow. you really don't know what you're talking about. n/t |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 11:06 AM Response to Reply #3 |
30. That's |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 11:35 AM Response to Reply #3 |
33. I'll say it: Stupidest Fucking Post of the Day. |
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Steven_S (810 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 01:25 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. OK, I'll say it: Laugh Out Loud Post of the Day.... |
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Kool Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 02:02 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. I'll second that. |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 02:07 PM Response to Reply #33 |
48. Someone had to. Thanks, Dora! :) nm |
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Hoooweee (137 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 12:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
37. there's a difference in the way the beans are grown |
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I Have A Dream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 12:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
38. Whatever, dude. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 01:08 PM Response to Reply #3 |
40. I pay the same for organic coffee as I do for non-organic. |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 01:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
43. Wow, no evidence whatsoever |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 01:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
44. Keep drinking that industrial runoff and poison you favor |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 02:01 PM Response to Reply #3 |
45. Wow, did Juan Valdez used to beat you up every day after kindergarden or something? |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 05:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
50. My, aren't we cynical, ignorant and self-centered |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 05:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
51. Fair trade coffee is about protecting workers and the environment |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 05:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
52. all that sugar in soda |
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Jcrowley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 10:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
54. This post should be nominated |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. What are the new restrictions? new restrictions to certify organic are a GREAT thing. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 11:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. The agenda is the same in both cases |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 04:37 AM Response to Reply #4 |
12. All members of a cooperative must be inspected every year now, instead of a 5 year rotation |
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meldroc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 10:51 AM Response to Reply #12 |
26. Yep, corporate friendly. |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 12:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
36. got it. I imagine that soon there will be an independent group with it's own organic seal. |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
5. This is very strange. An article which says nothing linked ot another which says nothing |
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druidity33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 06:29 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. says nothing? How so? nt |
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Czolgosz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-03-07 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
7. There is no sin too venal for these bastards to forbear from ruining even our smallest pleasures for |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 05:47 AM Response to Original message |
14. Another way that the certified organic is being used to beat up the small farmer/operator |
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hippywife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 12:36 PM Response to Reply #14 |
39. True. |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 06:52 AM Response to Original message |
16. The goal is to force this coffee back into traditional commodities chanels |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 07:37 AM Response to Original message |
22. I guess I will value "fair trade" certified coffee now more than certified "organic"... |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
23. I Wonder If Private Distributors Would/Could Pick Up the Cost? |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
29. I thought the FDA was going to relax the rules about organic food until it wasn't really organic? |
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meldroc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 11:33 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Welcome to corpoocracy. |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 11:36 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. So how is this working? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
42. I drink tea. nt |
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Spiffarino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 05:16 PM Response to Reply #42 |
49. What delicious irony. n/t |
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Straight Shooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-04-07 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
53. Organic is something I want; but fair trade is something I insist upon. |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-05-07 11:03 AM Response to Reply #53 |
56. I agree - I prefer shade-grown organic, but fair trade is a must. |
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