Comments on: Tasting: Organic Galapagos

By: ana ramos

ana ramos — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 04:56:19 +0000

Who has the right to qualify whatÃ‚Âºs endemic or not after a serious investigation ?.
Its important to know that these bourbon coffee trees have changes after 130 years, which diference against mainland bourbon coffee trees is true.
Actually we have evolution also or was freezed in 1860 ?
Some birds are not natives, also, but are different from recent time.

By: deCadmus

deCadmus — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 19:00:03 +0000

The Galapagos Islands have been named a World Heritage Site, which affords them special protections…

“In effect it reaffirms to Ecuadorians that the site represents something unique. World Heritage designation also acts to engender a sense of pride and responsibility among the population of Ecuador as they realise that they are the guardians of an irreplaceable heritage of humanity. The local community also has great pride and is willing to protect its heritage” - Scott Henderson, Conservation International.

Among the active conservation efforts there are steps to ensure that non-native plant species (coffee was introduced to the *inhabited* islands in the 1860s, it’s *not* native) don’t get transported to protected areas. See also:

* Galapagos.org
* Galapagos Conservation Trust

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 14:24:11 +0000

What are the environmental arguments gainst the production of this coffee? I’ve heard some people don’t think the coffee there should be harvested.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

Its important to know where coffee was bought. Is a new crop organic gourmet certified? or not certified?.

By: deCadmus

deCadmus — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

There are currently 3 widely recognized standards for organic products… There’s 100% Organic Certified; Organic Certified; and Made from Organic Products.

I’ve no reason to doubt that this product is 100% Organic, especially given the origin; there have never been chemical pesticides or herbicides in the Galapagos Islands.

You mention “gourmet”… this is not a certification of any sort, and has been so overused as to have virtually no meaning at all. As a rule I don’t use it to describe coffee.