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Index of Subjects --001a11c34f303fe9620511fb03e1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sorry everyone! That link somehow ended up with an extra two "f's" in there. Try this: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/coffee/Norms-English_1.pdf Also here's a webpage with a brief description of what's in the PDF: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/coffee/criteria.cfm I also sent an email to Dr. Rice who runs the certification. This was his response. He also sent me some documents, which I don't I am able to attach to the List Serve. If anyone wants to check them out, send me a private email and I'll send them your way. From what Dr. Rice says below, it sounds like a pretty easy certification and something that wouldn't be terribly difficult to implement. *"Dear Ian-Glad to see that someone has watched the Songbird SOS film and taken it upon himself to contact us about the program.Bird Friendly certified coffee is a shade certification carried out via third-party, independent certification agencies that also conduct organic certification for farms. There are quite a few =E2=80=9Cshade-grown=E2=80=9D coffees on t= he market, but many have not inspection or certification associated with them at all. They are shade grown because the roaster says they are, usually from talking to importers who talk to farmers =E2=80=94 all a very long and tenuous chain o= f information being passed along and, quite likely, having the coffee called shade grown because it=E2=80=99s now known that there is a market advantage= to that designation.BF certification is done according to criteria we created, but the actually inspection/certification is done with the same inspectors and agencies who conduct organic inspections and certifications. There=E2=80=99= s a checklist we=E2=80=99ve developed for the inspectors that they take to the = field and do the shade inspection at the same time they do the organic inspection=E2=80=94thus saving time, effort and money for all involved. The= charge for the BF inspection is minimal compared to the organic, as it is a supplemental certification to organic, assuring the habitat viability of the coffee area.Here are a few documents that help explain the program.Let me know if you need more information.Again, thank you for the email and inquiry.Regards,Robert"* On Mar 23, 2015, at 2:24 PM, ianmanning4@gmail.com wrote: > This message was submitted from Ian Manning via this page on the National Zoo | FONZ website: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/education/teacher_resources/b= ridging_the_americas/default.cfm on: Monday, March 23, 2015 14:24:48 Dear Dr. Rice, > > I'm not a coffee grower, but I watched a recent CBC documentary titled Songbird SOS, and have been looking into bird-friendly coffee. I've yet to find any specific information about the certification process. If possible, could you please send along the form mentioned on your website, or if not, point me in the right direction of more specific guidelines that explain how Bird Friendly Coffee is certified, and/or how it differs from Shade-grown coffee. > > Thank-you, > Ian > Canning, NS On 23 March 2015 at 15:37, Ian Manning <ianmanning4@gmail.com> wrote: > > *For those interested, I found this document buried in the Smithsonian > National Zoo website.* > > *http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migffratorybirds/coffee/Norms-English_1.p= df > <http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migffratorybirds/coffee/Norms-English_1.p= df>* > > There's specific instructions about canopy closure, strata, and floral > diversity. Especially interesting that the dominant shade tree has to be = a > native species, and occupy no greater than 60% of the total shade trees. > > Ian > --001a11c34f303fe9620511fb03e1 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Sorry everyone!=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>That link somehow= ended up with an extra two "f's" in there.=C2=A0</div><div><= br></div><div>Try this:=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migr= atorybirds/coffee/Norms-English_1.pdf" target=3D"_blank">http://nationalzoo= .si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/coffee/Norms-English_1.pdf</a></div><div><br></= div><div>Also here's a webpage with a brief description of what's i= n the PDF:=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/co= ffee/criteria.cfm" target=3D"_blank">http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migrato= rybirds/coffee/criteria.cfm</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I a= lso sent an email to Dr. Rice who runs the certification. This was his resp= onse. He also sent me some documents, which I don't I am able to attach= to the List Serve. If anyone wants to check them out, send me a private em= ail and I'll send them your way. From what Dr. Rice says below, it soun= ds like a pretty easy certification and something that wouldn't be terr= ibly difficult to implement.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>= <div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font><span st= yle=3D"font-size:10pt"><b>"Dear Ian-<br><br>Glad to see that someone h= as watched the Songbird SOS film and taken it upon himself to contact us ab= out the program.<br><br>Bird Friendly certified coffee is a shade certifica= tion carried out via third-party, independent certification agencies that a= lso conduct organic certification for farms. There are quite a few =E2=80= =9Cshade-grown=E2=80=9D coffees on the market, but many have not inspection= or certification associated with them at all. They are shade grown because= the roaster says they are, usually from talking to importers who talk to f= armers =E2=80=94 all a very long and tenuous chain of information being pas= sed along and, quite likely, having the coffee called shade grown because i= t=E2=80=99s now known that there is a market advantage to that designation.= <br><br>BF certification is done according to criteria we created, but the = actually inspection/certification is done with the same inspectors and agen= cies who conduct organic inspections and certifications. There=E2=80=99s a = checklist we=E2=80=99ve developed for the inspectors that they take to the = field and do the shade inspection at the same time they do the organic insp= ection=E2=80=94thus saving time, effort and money for all involved. The cha= rge for the BF inspection is minimal compared to the organic, as it is a su= pplemental certification to organic, assuring the habitat viability