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082 Coffee me in the Caribbean, Sugar - the 18th Century Quest for Liquid Vigor
I love coffee and I love sugar (and tea and chocolate for the record). This is clearly a typical human response. I am also unhappy about their history and their present conditions of production.
This episode is dedicated to understanding the history & why I think these things are luxuries - and should be somewhat condiered so - but also that treating the people producing them will not only make ALL our lives better but preserve the agricultural health of the planet.
Seriously - good working conditions for agricultural labor only makes all human life better. It ain't bad for the animals…
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