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Ecoscene reviews two organic, fair trade coffees

Along with every other packaged food imaginable, grocery stores across the country are filled with different brands of coffee. Caffeinated, decaf, flavored – you name it, you can buy it. But, have you ever stopped to consider the social and environmental cost of those coffees? Most of the world's coffee comes from developing countries where it is quite possible that workers are not being fairly compensated or protected. Pesticide use on the plants can also affect the land and the local water supply. Dean’s Beans and Larry’s Beans are two companies that do the worrying for you, creating delicious and responsible pick-me-ups.