Clouds in the Coffee

Morning commuters, struggling to stay awake and focus on the day's newspaper, probably don't spend a lot of time worrying where their cup of coffee comes from. They'd be surprised to learn that it was most likely picked by Central American workers earning less than a dollar a day in pesticide-intensive, high-output factory farms. And that these full-sun farms-virtual biological deserts-are swiftly replacing traditional eco-friendly shade farms, which are habitat havens for migrant songbirds.

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