[NatureNS] Bird Friendly Coffee

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From: Helene Van Doninck <helene.birdvet@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2017 23:03:42 -0300
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Btw...I don't even drink coffee but encourage those who do that bird
friendly is the way to to.
Helene

On Jul 19, 2017 11:01 PM, "Helene Van Doninck" <helene.birdvet@gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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 shad=
e
>> 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.co=
m>
>> 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 ) sellin=
g
>> 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/=
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> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Helene,
>>>
>>> I didn=E2=80=99t know about this roaster. Thank you. I don=E2=80=99t se=
e a specific
>>> mention of bird friendly certification on their website. Do they have s=
uch
>>> a blend? They sound very progressive, perhaps they would be interested =
in
>>> 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 certifi=
ed.
>>> 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 respons=
e
>>> 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 bran=
ds said
>>> their coffees were grown by small farmers under fair trade conditions b=
ut
>>> not certified as such. The response of certified fair trade coffee brew=
ers
>>> was that if it=E2=80=99s not certified then it is not fair trade. I wou=
ld 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
>>> friendly blend and if there is anything we could do to help them. I wou=
ld
>>> volunteer 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,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>