Even though I work in Monterrey, the program that sent me to Mexico gets all of its scholars together in January to present on the work they have done so far. This year, we got to go to Huatulco, a beachside town in the state of Oaxaca! While I was there, we went on a guided tour of a coffee plantation, and I learned some things that I am excited to share!
On my trip to Oaxaca, I tried organic coffee products from Pluma Hidalgo, including chocolate covered coffee beans and coffee mazapan.
The word ‘organic’ gets used so much today that it is easy to forget what it originally means. Organic plant products are grown without man-made pesticides (which keep bugs from eating the plants) and fertilizers (which help the plants grow stronger and faster). Instead, farmers use natural ingredients like animal poop!
I felt very grateful for the work people do so I can have a cup of coffee. A lot of the time, we eat our food without thinking about the time and effort it takes to grow it, but this tour really changed that for me.
