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PjxzcGFuIHN0eWxlPSJiYWNrZ3JvdW5kLWNvbG9yOiByZ2JhKDI1NSwgMjU1LC --94eb2c0ec7fa0805e00554b61f71 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Mary. I am aware of the certification. I've seen the info from the place... I'm happy with it! Helene On Jul 18, 2017 9:52 PM, "Mary Macaulay" <marymacaulay@hotmail.com> 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 & InsectRecovery.org > 1-902-293-1533 <(902)%20293-1533> > Twitter @RememberTata & @InsectRecovery > > On Jul 18, 2017, at 8:16 PM, Helene Van Doninck <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 <(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 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 su= ch >> a blend? They sound very progressive, perhaps they would be interested i= n >> seeking certification. >> >> John >> >> >> >> *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebuct >> o.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/= 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> 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 certifie= d. >> 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 brand= s said >> their coffees were grown by small farmers under fair trade conditions bu= t >> not certified as such. The response of certified fair trade coffee brewe= rs >> was that if it=E2=80=99s not certified then it is not fair trade. I woul= d 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 mee= t >> with Just Us and ask why they have not developed a certified bird friend= ly >> blend and if there is anything we could do to help them. I would volunte= er >> 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@chebuct >> o.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 Annapoli= s >> 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 make= s >> 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 orde= rs >> were taken