Starting in the early eighteenth century\, importation was New Orleans&rsquo\;s lifeblood\, as coffee and other agri cultural goods moved through the city&rsquo\;s port and fanned out to all corners of the emerging nation. New Orleans became the United States&rsquo \; top coffee importer in the nineteenth century\, jockeying for position with larger port cities. As the century progressed\, coffee importers and brokers built ever-stronger connections between New Orleans and the nation al coffee trade.
\nHeading into the twentieth century\, Café\; du Monde and other coffee stands became integral to New Orleans tradition s\, and Louisiana coffee brands such as Community Coffee and PJ&rsquo\;s m ade a name for themselves on grocery shelves across the country. \;Oth er cultures have also made an impact on the coffee culture of the Crescent City. The Vietnamese integrated New Orleans coffee practices into their o wn\, using Café\; du Monde coffee in their traditional coffee prepar ation.
\nModern New Orleans has become more interested in specialty coffee grown on small farms and ethically harvested. Multiple coffee roast ers call New Orleans home and import their coffee from small farms in Guat emala\, Brazil\, and Colombia. The next generation of coffee production is creating a heightened interest in farming practices and sustainability\, with coffee consumers gravitating toward brands that provide a living wage to farmers. \;Coffee Culture New Orleans \;tells the sto ry of the Crescent City&rsquo\;s flourishing coffee traditions from its fo unding to the present.
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