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A Tree Grows... for Years
It takes 5 years for a coffee tree to mature. A day's wage for many of those who harvest the beans on the hillsides of South America? Equal to about the price of a tall latte in the U.S., says Mark Pendergrast, author of the book Uncommon Grounds. Some 125 million people worldwide depend on the coffee harvest for income.
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