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Taste has been mentioned in this thread, see James Churchill's post earlier
for best example. I'm only now upping my coffee brewing game so I'm not the
best one to judge taste but I will say that I just finished my first cup of
Birds & Beans medium roast and my first home grind and I'm really pleased
with my first attempt. It had excellent flavour but I will make it a bit
stronger for my next try.
You can see the prices in the pic I linked to. The price of Birds & Beans is
in line with organic coffee and there appears to be little or no premium on
the Bird Friendly certification.
That natural food store started out as Great Ocean then they were bought by
Planet Organic about 8 years ago give or take. About 2 years ago they were
bought by a BC couple that moved and they rebranded it to Organic Earth
Market. I don't know about the samosas but I find their prices pretty good
for a natural food store and I buy a lot of my groceries there.
Keith
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of Stephen Shaw
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 8:01 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Birds & Beans coffee at Organic Earth Market
I've followed most of this thread, but strangely completely missing from the
discussion are the important questions 'but does it taste good?' and 'is it
priced competitively?'. We currently buy medium roast Columbian whole beans
from Java Bean in Halifax, quite expensive but makes good-tasting coffee,
though not a good as the Zambian beans they no longer offer. They keep
changing their source for Columbian beans, though, and these are not touted
as bird friendly. So has anyone actually tasted the bird friendly coffee
discussed in these posts, a not unimportant consideration for some?
I don't go shopping much - is the Organic Earth Market the renamed place on
Quinpool Road, Halifax (more or less opposite the King Wah Chinese
restaurant), good place for catnip but which offers outrageously priced
samosas?
Steve (Hfx)
On Apr 29, 2015, at 7:08 PM, Keith Lowe <mythos25@live.com
<mailto:mythos25@live.com> > wrote:
Yes it is in and they have a nice, prominent display for it and it looks
impressive. The bird-friendliness is front and center; I hope it sells
well. They have multiple roasts in ground and whole bean.
I won't link to a pic of their display here because it may prevent my post
from appearing. I'll try linking to it in a following message but if it
doesn't show up you can also find the picture in my Birds Shared/Doc Shots
folder which is linked to from the NS Bird Society link's page.
From: <mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca
[ <mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>
mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of John Kearney
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 10:53 AM
To: <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Birds & Beans coffee at Organic Earth Market
That's great Keith. Please let us know if it is on the self!
John
From: <mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca
[ <mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>
mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Keith Lowe
Sent: April-29-15 10:34
To: <mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] Birds & Beans coffee at Organic Earth Market
I just received the following message from Birds & Beans. I may get there
later today to see if Organic Earth Market has it on the shelf yet. Thanks
to everyone else who contacted them too.
"I have some good news - late last week we sent the initial shipment of
coffee to the Organic Earth Market - it should be there and available to
purchase now.
It is my understanding that they received a number of requests from people -
so thank you very much for your effort. They seem to be a really good choice
of a partner for us.
We are excited to be there and look forward to working with them to promote
Bird Friendly coffee in Halifax."
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style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;=
mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Taste has been mentioned in this thread, see =
James Churchill’s post earlier for best example. I’m only =
now upping my coffee brewing game so I’m not the best one to judge =
taste but I will say that I just finished my first cup of Birds =
& Beans medium roast and my first home grind and I’m really =
pleased with my first attempt. It had excellent flavour but I will make =
it a bit stronger for my next try. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;=
mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;=
mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>You can see the prices in the pic I linked =
to. The price of Birds & Beans is in line with organic coffee and =
there appears to be little or no premium on the Bird Friendly =
certification. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;=
mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;=
mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>That natural food store started out as Great =
Ocean then they were bought by Planet Organic about 8 years ago give or =
take. About 2 years ago they were bought by a BC couple that moved and =
they rebranded it to Organic Earth Market. I don’t know about the =
samosas but I find their prices pretty good for a natural food store and =
I buy a lot of my groceries there.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;=
mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;=
mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Keith<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;=
mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm =
0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span><=
/b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> =
naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephen Shaw<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 29, =
2015 8:01 PM<br><b>To:</b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> =
Re: [NatureNS] Birds & Beans coffee at Organic Earth =
Market<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>I’ve =
followed most of this thread, but strangely completely missing from the =
discussion are the important questions ‘but does it taste =
good?’ and 'is it priced competitively?’. We currently =
buy medium roast Columbian whole beans from Java Bean in Halifax, quite =
expensive but makes good-tasting coffee, though not a good as the =
Zambian beans they no longer offer. They keep changing their =
source for Columbian beans, though, and these are not touted as bird =
friendly. So has anyone actually tasted the bird friendly =
coffee discussed in these posts, a not unimportant consideration for =
some? <o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>I =
don’t go shopping much — is the Organic Earth Market the =
renamed place on Quinpool Road, Halifax (more or less opposite the King =
Wah Chinese restaurant), good place for catnip but which offers =
outrageously priced samosas?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Steve (Hfx)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On =
Apr 29, 2015, at 7:08 PM, Keith Lowe <<a =
href=3D"mailto:mythos25@live.com">mythos25@live.com</a>> =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'=
>Yes it is in and they have a nice, prominent display for it and it =
looks impressive. The bird-friendliness is front and center; I =
hope it sells well. They have multiple roasts in ground and whole bean. =
</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></=
span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'=
> </span><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></=
span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'=
>I won’t link to a pic of their display here because it may =
prevent my post from appearing. I’ll try linking to it in a =
following message but if it doesn’t show up you can also find the =
picture in my Birds Shared/Doc Shots folder which is linked to from the =
NS Bird Society link’s page.</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></=
span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'=
> </span><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></=
span></p></div><div><div style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 =
1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span><=
/b><span class=3Dapple-converted-space><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span>=
</span><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca"><span =
style=3D'color:#954F72'>naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</span></a><span =
class=3Dapple-converted-space> </span>[<a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca"><span =
style=3D'color:#954F72'>mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</span></a>]<=
span class=3Dapple-converted-space> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span =
class=3Dapple-converted-space> </span></b>John =
Kearney<br><b>Sent:</b><span =
class=3Dapple-converted-space> </span>Wednesday, April 29, 2015 =
10:53 AM<br><b>To:</b><span =
class=3Dapple-converted-space> </span><a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca"><span =
style=3D'color:#954F72'>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</span></a><br><b>Subject:=
</b><span class=3Dapple-converted-space> </span>RE: [NatureNS] =
Birds & Beans coffee at Organic Earth Market</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></=
span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></=
o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'=
>That’s great Keith. Please let us know if it is on the =
self!</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></=
span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'=
>John</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></=
span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'=
> </span><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></=
span></p></div><div><div style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF =
1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></=
b><span class=3Dapple-converted-space><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> </span><=
/span><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca"><span =
style=3D'color:#954F72'>naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</span></a><span =
class=3Dapple-converted-space> </span>[<a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca"><span =
style=3D'color:#954F72'>mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</span></a>]<=
span class=3Dapple-converted-space> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span =
class=3Dapple-converted-space> </span></b>Keith =
Lowe<br><b>Sent:</b><span =
class=3Dapple-converted-space> </span>April-29-15 =
10:34<br><b>To:</b><span class=3Dapple-converted-space> </span><a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca"><span =
style=3D'color:#954F72'>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</span></a><br><b>Subject:=
</b><span class=3Dapple-converted-space> </span>[NatureNS] Birds =
& Beans coffee at Organic Earth Market</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></=
span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></=
o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I just =
received the following message from Birds & Beans. I may get there =
later today to see if Organic Earth Market has it on the shelf yet. =
Thanks to everyone else who contacted them too.</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></=
span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span>=
<span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></=
span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>“</span=
><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I =
have some good news - late last week we sent the initial shipment of =
coffee to the Organic Earth Market - it should be there and available to =
purchase now. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></=
o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>It is my =
understanding that they received a number of requests from people - so =
thank you very much for your effort. They seem to be a really good =
choice of a partner for us.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></=
o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>We are =
excited to be there and look forward to working with them to promote =
Bird Friendly coffee in =
Halifax.”<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>
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