The movement towards organic farming as an alternative way to grow coffee is part environmental, part economic, and part social. Organic farming methods seek to imitate nature by recycling energy and nutrients. These organic crop organizations perform inspections at each stage of coffee production, from tree to market place. Each stage of production can only be performed by members of the organic organization to ensure that the stringent production and handling requirements are followed. Each lot of coffee can be traced from the consumer back to the farmer, and to the field where it was harvested.
Organic agriculture promotes the long range sustainability of soil and water supply.
Premium prices are paid to farmers for growing organic. The environment is preserved through proper farming techniques. Organic coffee is healthier for the land and the people who live and work around it. In organic coffee production the costs associated with agrochemicals are replaced with local labor using biologically based techniques.