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They have light, medium and dark blends in ground and --94eb2c195c726a484305549f39b8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable HI John, The guy who brings it in is from Guatemala and chose not to go for certification for the individual bags because of the membership fees..he has sent me the pics of the bulk bags it comes in to show it's fair trade and that works for me. He said he'd rather pay for the higher quality coffee than pay for membership. We were ( and are still ) selling it as a fundraiser. Here's a link to the e newsletter showing the coffee :) http://cwrc.net/cms2/wp/2017/02/07/fundraiser-with-aroma-maya-coffee/ 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 3:52 PM, John Kearney <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca= > wrote: > Hi Helene, > > I didn=E2=80=99t know about this roaster. Thank you. I don=E2=80=99t see = a specific > mention of bird friendly certification on their website. Do they have suc= h > a blend? They sound very progressive, perhaps they would be interested in > seeking certification. > > John > > > > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@ > chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *Helene Van Doninck > *Sent:* July-18-17 14:11 > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] Bird Friendly Coffee > > > > 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 <(902)%20893-0253> > helene.birdvet@gmail.com <birdvet@hotmail.com> > www.cwrc.net > > Find us on Facebook > <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cobequid-Wildlife-Rehabilitation-Centre/1= 34671693239334> and > Twitter <https://twitter.com/CobequiWildlife> > > ****Wildlife Matters**** > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 11:07 AM, John Kearney < > john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca> 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)%20293-1