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. <br /><br />This episode is dedicated to understanding the history &amp; 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.<br /><br />Seriously - good working conditions for agricultural labor only makes all human life better. It ain't bad for the animals either.<br /><br />Anyway - hit me up if you are playing around with coffee cherry products. <br /><br />FYI - Here's one translation of Bernardin St. Pierre's Diary. I was not making it up: <br />https://books.openbookpublishers.com/10.11647/obp.0088/ch1-32.xhtml<br /><br />Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle<br />Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/<br />Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood@gmail.com <br />Twitter: @THoAFood<br />Instagram: @THoAFood<br />Post: @THoAFood