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The Haitian Sensation Soulful coffee shop and products inspired by the cultural resilience beauty,magic and island vibe that only Haiti can create so naturally.

The evolution of the amazing Haitian Sensation table hot sauce all fresh hot peppers onions olive oil vinegar secret stu...
19/01/2015

The evolution of the amazing Haitian Sensation table hot sauce all fresh hot peppers onions olive oil vinegar secret stuff.

Small business Saturday is happening all day and evening in downtown Sharon,Pa.The Haitian Sensation is firing up the gr...
29/11/2014

Small business Saturday is happening all day and evening in downtown Sharon,Pa.
The Haitian Sensation is firing up the grill. Caribbean chicken black beans and rice, fried plantains, Caribbean mac and cheese and authentic beef stew.
Across from the cigar shop on the east side of the bridge on main street.

Join us.

Channel 21 visits the Haitian Sensation coffee shop.
29/11/2014

Channel 21 visits the Haitian Sensation coffee shop.

03/11/2014
The History and uniqueness of Haitian Coffee. Taste the Haitian Sensation coffee experience today.Coffee has been a stap...
03/11/2014

The History and uniqueness of Haitian Coffee. Taste the Haitian Sensation coffee experience today.

Coffee has been a staple of the Caribbean nation of Haiti since its initial colonization by France in the 17th century. Alongside sugar and to***co, it has long formed the backbone of Haiti's economy. Today, similar to many other Caribbean nations, coffee is one of the nation's most profitable crops. Coffee growth in Haiti is largely a cottage industry, grown by families and farmers, known as pèti plantè in Haitian Creole, in Haiti's Chaîne de la Selle and Massif de la Hotte mountain ranges.

In 1788, Haiti was responsible for half of the world's supply of coffee.[1] Coffee production has been hurt by natural disasters, as well as U.S.-led embargoes against the governments of François and Jean-Claude Duvalier. Jean-Claude Duvalier's dictatorship made it so that the coffee farmers of Haiti were too scared to come down from the mountains to sell their crops. The machinery began to rust and the skills needed to harvest the coffee trees were lost in the generations. Following the movement away from Haitian coffee production, Brazil moved in and took control of the world coffee market.

With brief comebacks in 1850 where coffee was a major export of Haiti or in 1949 when it rose to the world's third major producer, the market has continued to go through continuous boom and bust cycles. Haitian's coffee competitiveness suffered internationally. The continuous shifts in the coffee market lead to Haitian's burning their coffee trees in order to make charcoal, hoping that would improve economic wealth.[2] When Haiti was a main world contributor of coffee, 80 percent of the labour force was involved in agriculture. In the 1980s the percent population that was involved in agriculture dropped down to 66 percent.[3] Those who were not involved in the agriculture aspect still took part in the production of coffee through marketing, middlemen, or exporters.[4] With the implementation of Fair Trade policies, however, the profile of Haitian coffee has grown.

Moving into the twenty-first century the decreasing number of Haitians in the agriculture labour force was due to their harsh climate conditions. Haiti has suffered from soil erosion as well as deforestation which affect the growth of coffee crops. As well as continuous cycles of flooding and droughts, Haiti suffers many natural disasters. In 2010, Haiti was hit by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake which killed many and left the country in devastation. These natural disasters played a large role in the decrease of Haiti's role in world coffee production.

I recommend the Dark Roast.
(Vince)

31/10/2014
Fresh Today!  Homemade cinamin swirl coffee cake muffins. $2
29/10/2014

Fresh Today! Homemade cinamin swirl coffee cake muffins. $2

Available now at the Haitian Sensation Coffee shop110 E State Sharon, pa.Across from the Cigar Shop.Open 7am to 7pm this...
07/10/2014

Available now at the Haitian Sensation Coffee shop
110 E State Sharon, pa.
Across from the Cigar Shop.
Open 7am to 7pm this week.
Serving Caribbean Chicken every day.
724 988 9118 for take out or large orders.

Caribbean Chicken being served by Joe available at The Funny Farm Market And Artisan Gallery Fall Fest. Oct 25th at  www...
06/10/2014

Caribbean Chicken being served by Joe available at The Funny Farm Market And Artisan Gallery Fall Fest. Oct 25th at www.funnyfarmmarket.com

03/10/2014
01/10/2014

Please Share and don't forget you can get Caribbean chickens and rice at the coffee shop in downtown Sharon Pa. any day the week.

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