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panose --94eb2c195c7251233905549a9a79 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Aromo Maya roasted here in Truro is also bird friendly..and carried in several HRM stores. From Guatemala. Helene Helene Van Doninck DVM Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre 2220 Irwin Lake Rd Brookfield NS Canada B0N1C0 902-893-0253 helene.birdvet@gmail.com <birdvet@hotmail.com> www.cwrc.net Find us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cobequid-Wildlife-Rehabilitation-Centre/134= 671693239334> and Twitter <https://twitter.com/CobequiWildlife> ****Wildlife Matters**** On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 11:07 AM, John Kearney <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.c= a > wrote: > Hi All, > > Through emails forwarded by Jim Wolford to this list a year or more ago > from Just Us coffee, a commitment was made by that group to investigate > having at least one blend of Just Us coffee to be bird friendly certified= . > I have checked and asked regularly at their store in Grand Pre whenever I= =E2=80=99m > passing through the area about if and when they expect to have a > Smithsonian Bird Friendly certified blend. I never received any response > that indicated that they are moving forward on this initiative. > > I would prefer to buy from local businesses. I do remember, however, an > incident a number of years ago when Tim Horton=E2=80=99s and other brands= said > their coffees were grown by small farmers under fair trade conditions but > not certified as such. The response of certified fair trade coffee brewer= s > was that if it=E2=80=99s not certified then it is not fair trade. I would= say the > same today, if it=E2=80=99s not certified, then it is not bird friendly. > > Perhaps a small group of people from the Bird Society could formally meet > with Just Us and ask why they have not developed a certified bird friendl= y > blend and if there is anything we could do to help them. I would voluntee= r > to be one such person if asked. > > There are also a few new coffee brewers becoming established in Nova > Scotia. For example, one in southwestern Nova Scotia is Sissiboo Coffee > Roaster which has certified fair trade and organic blends. Perhaps this > Bird Society working group could present the benefits of bird friendly > certified coffee to these new businesses. > > John > > > > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@ > chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *James Churchill > *Sent:* July-18-17 09:04 > *To:* naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > > *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] Bird Friendly Coffee > > > > hi folks, > > > > Buying it locally would be ideal, but it is not yet sold in the Annapolis > Valley, so I've been having it shipped directly from Birds and Beans. It > usually arrives in 2-4 days. I costed it out and ordering 5 lb bags makes > the total cost (coffee + tax + shipping) about the same as ordering fair > trade/organic locally. With a second person adding to the order, (so > splitting the shipping), it works out to be cheaper. > > > > Birds and Beans also has 'Coffee Clubs': if you have a group of people > locally that make a periodic bulk order the costs rapidly decrease. > Something like this might work with the Nova Scotia Bird Society if order= s > were taken and coffee was distributed at monthly meetings. > > > > That said, cost is not the only important factor; there's value in > supporting local businesses that have pioneered fair trade/organic (but n= ot > Smithsonian 'Bird Friendly' certified) coffee in our region (e.g. Just Us= ) > which is so much better for birds/wildlife/people than other brands of > coffee without those certifications... > > > > James > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 6:08 AM, Keith Lowe <mythos25@live.com> wrote: > > Oh great. I'll have to drop in next time im in the area. > > > > Keith > > > > Sent from my Windows 10 phone > > > > *From: *Mary Macaulay <marymacaulay@hotmail.com> > *Sent: *July 18, 2017 4:38 AM > *To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Subject: *Re: [NatureNS] Bird Friendly Coffee > > > > It is not Keith. We sell it up here in Tatamagouche!!!! > > With kindest regards > > > > Mary (Macaulay), P.Eng. > > Owner, Remember Adventures B&B & Caper Cafe > > Bed & Breakfast, Pedal Buggy, bike, kayak, coaster & snowshoe rentals, > great bird friendly coffee, organic baking, breakfast & pasta, soups, > stews, vegan curries & chili, pollinator meadow, games & more!! > > (Cafe/Buggies Open Wed to Sunday: 8:00 am - 3 pm; B&B 7 days a week - > please book via Airbnb) > > HWY 6 & Station Road & Trans-Canada Trail > > Tatamagouche > > RememberAdventures.ca & InsectRecovery.org > > 1-902-293-1533 <(902)%20293-1533> > > Twitter @RememberTata & @InsectRecovery > > > On Jul 17, 2017, at 9:18 PM, Keith Lowe <mythos25@live.com> wrote: > > That is Birds & Beans coffee, the only certified Bird-Friendly coffee mad= e > in Canada. It can be bought at Earth Organic on Quinpool Road, Halifax. I > believe it is the only place in NS that carries the coffee. > > > > They have light, medium and dark blends in ground and whole bean bags > though stock is minimal and you might not get your preferred choice. It i= s > not a big seller but they continue to carry it. > > > > I find it to be excellent coffee and you can get a 10% discount with your > NS Bird Society membership card. > > > > Keith > > > > > > > > *From: *Chris Peters <cpetershfx@hotmail.com> > *Sent: *July 17, 2017 8:50 PM > *To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Subject: *[NatureNS] Bird Friendly Coffee > > > > About a year ago a Halifax retailer started to sell bird friendly > coffee. I'm curious if bird friendly coffee caught on in any other > communities in the province. I'm not sure if the Halifax store had succe= ss > or not. I bought two bags back when it was first available. > > Chris > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > -- > > James > > > --94eb2c195c7251233905549a9a79 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Aromo Maya roasted here in Truro is also bird friendly..an= d carried in several HRM stores. From Guatemala.<div>Helene</div></div><div= class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature= "