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Latin Organics Spiritual Brew

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Article by JUSTIN BEDDALL- News Outlook

Matha Bowen makes a spiritual cup of coffee.

The organic Arabica beans she sells are grown by Arhuaco Indians in Northern Colombia. The indigenous farmers, following age-old ancestral traditions, actually bless the beans when they are put into the ground and later have a spiritual ceremony during harvest.

"These beans are spiritual," explained Bowen, a native of Colombia who now calls West Vancouver home.

Bowen, who studied hotel management in Switzerland, had an organic epiphany one day while she was working at Capers in West Vancouver as food service manager a few years ago.

There she was standing in a store surrounded by organic products grown around the world - why not organic Colombian coffee?

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Belief in a Higher Spiritual Bean

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Shared Vision, Vancouver's magazine for conscious community writes in its Business section an article about Latin Organics:
"Martha Bowen's brand of Latin Organics coffee, made from beans produced by Colombia's Arhuaco Indians, is not just certified organic and fair-trade; it has also received a blessing from a higher power. "Every time a seedling is planted, these indigenous farmers make a special prayer thanking Mother Nature for what they're about to plant," says Bowen. "Once the cherries are ripe and they are going to pull them off the coffee bean, they also do another prayer in a special ceremony.""
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