tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22044142.post7799336207549843211..comments2024-02-26T23:17:33.284-05:00Comments on Pure Coffee Blog: CC: Esselon CafeBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590579925387305193noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22044142.post-87090198551001497172008-04-14T21:57:00.000-04:002008-04-14T21:57:00.000-04:00I am a coffee lover. Unfortunately, due to health ...I am a coffee lover. Unfortunately, due to health issues, I am unable to drink that much. This meant that I had to resort to drinking decaf, which I hate. I recently fell in love with a coffee that offers health benefits and the coffee tastes great. <BR/><BR/>I like you blog by the way.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for letting me share...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278681999689396187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22044142.post-66559546382213497972008-02-20T12:48:00.000-05:002008-02-20T12:48:00.000-05:00Did you know that over 20 coffee-exporting countri...Did you know that over 20 coffee-exporting countries, including Ethiopia, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Laos, are plagued with landmines from past and current armed conflicts? <BR/><BR/>In Africa alone, there are an estimated 40 million landmines. Tragically, areas with the heaviest concentrations of landmine use and the best coffee producing regions frequently overlap. One of the best places to grow high quality coffee is in the mountains, the same areas that in times of war are strategically significant as borders between territories, or as strongholds for opposing forces. In Latin America, Asia, and Africa, coffee farmers who are trying to make a earnest living fall victim to accidental explosions and triggered landmines that lay buried in the land they cultivate for farming. Explosions can kill multiple people and often times, survivors are left with amputated arms or legs. <BR/><BR/>Whether we are coffee enthusiasts, coffee sellers, or casual coffee drinkers, we should care about this important problem. <BR/><BR/>The Coffeelands Landmine Victims Trust generates funds to assist landmine victims to use in three ways. 1) The trust lends micro-grants that allow victims to start new businesses, restore old businesses, etc. 2) The trust provides mobility aids, like wheelchairs, to victims so they can return to some form of normalcy and become active again. 3) The trust provides emergency services, like surgical needs, which are imperative for victims. <BR/><BR/>To find out more and get involved yourself, visit http://www.coffeelandstrust.org/.swapnaaaaahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633155450058380567noreply@blogger.com