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Eco-friendly coffee alternatives: Climate change has companies turning to date seeds, chickpeas

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Experts say climate change will make it much harder to grow coffee.

With that in mind, several companies are now marketing coffee-like drinks out of everything from date seeds to leftover barley from beer breweries.

Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes speaks with L.V. Anderson, senior editor at Grist about the story, co-produced with Slate.

This segment aired on April 10, 2024.

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