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Y29mZmVlIHRvIHRoZXNlIG5ldyBidXNpbmVzc2VzLg0KSm9obg0KD I'm not sure that regular organic, shade-grown coffee is significantly less bird-friendly than any other. (I don't have a problem with people insisting on certified bird-friendly, but let's face it, we're talking a pretty small cohort, and an even smaller supply.) This seems to me to fall into much the same category as a desire here in Nova Scotia to have only certified organic food on our tables -- it's just not practical on anything more than a small scale. As for the organic food, I find myself happy to know and buy from farmers who practice organic methods but who find the certification process too onerous and financially impractical (this is not uncommon here). I would rather buy veggies in season from a farmer I know and trust than from some "certified-organic" megafarm in Texas (as so many people I know do exclusively). I had the pleasure last year of visiting a coffee and mixed-crop farmer in the Nicaraguan cloud forest. He (with wife & daughter) is certified organic, and frankly, his coffee plants are in as bird-friendly an environment as I could imagine. But what with the challenges of trying to remain organic in an area with neighbours mostly relying on non-organic potatoes for their livelihood and the leaf fungus that has afflicted much of the coffee in the cloud forests of Central America, it's unlikely that he'll ever be certified bird-friendly. I don't care, as long as I'm assured that the growing methods are /in fact/ bird friendly. For the record, my visit to the Nicaraguan coffee plantation and the Miraflor conservation area was through a contact made via Just Us! Coffee. The Just Us! folks do visit and know all their suppliers, so a conversation with them might allay fears that their products might not be as bird-friendly as you would prefer. (Also for the record, my go-to coffee is organic & freely traded from Java Blend.) It seems to me that the most important thing we can do for birds is to preserve and improve the breeding habitat here in Nova Scotia. Many of the birds I saw in Central America were simply Canadian snowbirds who depend mostly on suitable breeding habitat when they return here in the spring. It's nice to think we're doing something positive for a bird in coffee country by insisting on good living conditions there, but it's got to be just as, if not more, important to be bird-friendly in our own back yards. Doug Linzey (encouraging my 25+ acres of Acadian Forest to aspire to its former glory and become increasingly wildlife-friendly) On 18-Jul-17 9:48 PM, Mary Macaulay wrote: > Certified bird friendly coffee is not just organic and grown in the > shade Helene. It is grown in multi aged multi species forest with leaf > litter. > > 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 <http://RememberAdventures.ca> & > InsectRecovery.org <http://InsectRecovery.org> > 1-902-293-1533 > Twitter @RememberTata & @InsectRecovery > > On Jul 18, 2017, at 8:16 PM, Helene Van Doninck > <helene.birdvet@gmail.com <mailto:helene.birdvet@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> 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 <mailto:birdvet@hotmail.com> >> www.cwrc.net <http://www.cwrc.net> >> Find us on Facebook >> <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cobequid-Wildlife-Rehabilitation-Centre/134671693239334> and >> Twitter <https://twitter.com/CobequiWildlife> >> ****Wildlife Matters**** >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 3:52 PM, John Kearney >> <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca <mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca>> >> wrote: >> >> Hi Helene, >> >> I didn’t know about this roaster. Thank you. I don’t see a >> specific mention of bird friendly certification on their website. >> Do they have such 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> >> [mailto: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 <mailto: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 <tel:%28902%29%20893-0253> >> helene.birdvet@gmail.com <mailto:birdvet@hotmail.com> >> www.cwrc.net <http://www.cwrc.net> >> >> Find us on Facebook >> <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cobequid-Wildlife-Rehabilitation-Centre/134671693239334> and >> Twitter <https://twitter.com/CobequiWildlife> >> >> ****Wildlife Matters**** >> >> On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 11:07 AM, John Kearney >> <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca >> <mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca>> wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> Through emails forwarded by Jim Wolfor