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Environmental Benefits/ Sustainable Agriculture Cultivating the coffee under a canopy of various shade trees enhances the micro-climate of our plantation and creates a balanced ecosystem that mirrors that of a natural forest setting, while providing a natural habitat for numerous plants and animals. This cultivation method maintains soil quality, as the canopy protects against the sun and rain. The base and roots of the trees prevent the soil from eroding which aids in moisture retention while the fallen leaves provide nutrients to replenish the soil. This method also eliminates the need for deforestation, continuous weeding and the use of harmful chemicals. The fertilizer is 95% recycled cherry pulp and manure and at no time are chemicals used on the coffee plants. This setting also allows for the cultivation of various other crops. |
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| All of this results in sustainable-agriculture. As with most of the hill tribe people of the golden triangle, Doi Chaang coffee growers traditionally cultivated opium, which depleted that land of its natural resources through clear cutting and “slash ‘n burn” horticulture. However, cultivating under the canopy of shade trees not only maintains our natural environment it also provides rich fertile soil that will sustain diverse crop production for both our present and the future generations. | ||
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