[NatureNS] Bird Friendly Coffee

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From: Helene Van Doninck <helene.birdvet@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2017 23:01:03 -0300
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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>
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>
> 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
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>
>
> 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