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>> were taken --94eb2c0da5607cf8f30554b628c6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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, >>> >>> >>> >>>