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Coffee and It's Culture

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Overview Links (Free to all):

International Coffee Day: A day celebrating coffee and also promotes fair trade coffee.

International Coffee Day!: Catch up on your coffee facts and related observances.

Coffee Culture: What is coffee culture?

Fair Trade Coffee: Fair trade seeks greater equity in international trade.

Potential Health Benefits of Coffee: 9 Reasons Why (the Right Amount of) Coffee Is Good for You.

Library Resource Links (Available to RamFam with login):

Coffee Culture Flourishes Throughout the World: The spread and culture of coffee around the world.

Coffeehouses and Coffee Shops: Coffeehouses around the world.

French Café Culture: A non-rushed experience, often involving intellectual discussion.

Coffee House Culture in British History: A metropolitan institution often including news dissemination.

Coffee in Consumer Culture: The commercial history of coffee.

Coffee Shops: Modern retailers which also provide a social and information-rich environment.

Economics of Fair Trade (including Coffee): Coffee is the most frequently traded commodity other than oil, and has significant price fluctuations. Low prices can adversely effect the coffee laborers, growers, and countries which often occupy the lower end of the economic spectrum.

The Coffee Bean -- Not a Fiend and Coffee - Grounds for Concern? A pair of articles from Harvard Medical Center Commentaries on Health.

Relevent Library E-Books (Requires RamFam Login)

A Rich and Tantalizing Brew: A History of How Coffee Connected the World by Jeanette M. Fregulia
The history of coffee is much more than the tale of one luxury good—it is a lens through which to consider various strands of world history, from food and foodways to religion and economics and sociocultural dynamics
The Craft and Science of Coffee by Britta Folmer
The Craft and Science of Coffee follows the coffee plant from its origins in East Africa to its current role as a global product that influences millions of lives though sustainable development, economics, and consumer desire.
Coffee Life in Japan by Merry White
This fascinating book traces Japan's coffee craze from the turn of the twentieth century, when Japan helped to launch the Brazilian coffee industry, to the present day.
Brewing Justice: Fair Trade Coffee, Sustainability, and Survival by Daniel Jaffee
Fair trade is a fast-growing alternative market intended to bring better prices and greater social justice to small farmers around the world. But what does a fair-trade label signify?
Teas, Cocoa and Coffee by Alan Crozier (Editor); Hiroshi Ashihara (Editor); Francisco Tomás-Barbéran (Editor)
This book covers the science on the metabolism and potential health benefits of teas, cocoa, coffee and their extracts in the human diet.

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