What the Heck is Green Mountain Coffee?

Green Mountain Coffee Before I say anything else, I'm not being paid to advertise for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and I may be asked to remove the copy of their logo. I'm basically responding to the search term I saw pop up in my search stats. Like others, I'm sure, I had no idea what "Green Mountain Coffee" was until I started searching for myself. I initially thought it was another type of coffee and I had no idea it represented a company.

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The Many Kinds of Coffee

coffea arabica Until very recently, I didn't know about the many kinds of coffee. I knew about the two species commonly used, but I just found out there are many more. How did I find out? I was cruising around Wikipedia and found their article on coffee, that's how. Of course, reading any Wikipedia article has a tendency to make the brain go numb due to all the references, citations, and technical details you have to wade through.

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