WHAT makes coffee divine? A zillion processes in the lap of nature. Soil, water, microorganisms, plants, vines, trees, birds, bees, animals and reptiles all hang out together to give that bean its halo.
Reptiles, animals in coffee, do we hear you ask in amazement? Yes, yes, up in the steamy and teeming forests of the Western Ghats all living forms are part of a collaborative effort. These mountain ranges are bursting with biodiversity. They are a rare boon to the planet.
Take, for example, the Draco, a gliding lizard with a yellow dewlap. Membranes in. . .