I would like to second all that Doug says. And would like to add that besides helping the birds, this is some of the best tasting coffee I have ever had. Dori Galton North Hartland, VT On Sat, Nov 21, 2015 at 10:20 PM, Doug Hardy <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > UVB coffee drinkers: do you know where your coffee comes from? Please > consider joining our local group to obtain the best-tasting, most > responsibly-sourced coffee available... while also saving money! > > For at least 2 decades I've been buying "Fair Trade" coffee in support of > growers. Then about 4 years ago I learned more about the ecological impacts > of coffee growing, and work being done by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird > Center to certify coffee farms as Bird Friendly®. When I had a chance to > taste *triple certified* coffee roasted and distributed by Birds & Beans®, > I was hooked. > > Three years and 1.25 tons ago I started a local coffee buying group, to > obtain the freshest-roasted Birds & Beans coffee at the lowest possible > price. This week we will be placing our 50th order, and welcome anyone who > would like to join the group as an occasional or regular participant. > > For details on the coffee, check here: > <http://www.birdsandbeans.com/> <http://www.birdsandbeans.com/> > Here is more information about Bird Friendly certification: > <http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/coffee/> > <http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/migratorybirds/coffee/> > This is the veteran-owned, state-of-the-art roasting business in Maine: > > <http://www.pressherald.com/2015/07/05/meet-bob-garver-owner-of-wicked-joe-coffee/> > <http://www.pressherald.com/2015/07/05/meet-bob-garver-owner-of-wicked-joe-coffee/> > > Many of you are aware that tropical habitat destruction is today’s biggest > threat to neotropical migrants. But did you know that today, almost all > coffee sold in the US does not meet ‘Bird Friendly®’ standards? > Ornithologist Bridget Stutchbury says the most important single step an > individual can do to help stop migratory songbird population loss is to > always buy certified Bird Friendly® coffee. > > Our coffee buying group is as informal and simple as possible. We order > every 3 weeks, but you can order every time or only every couple months. > There is no membership, no minimum purchase, no shipping cost (almost > always), and no overhead costs. The coffee arrives within a few days of > being roasted. And it gets even better: Birds & Beans returns a portion of > their profit directly to our beloved VCE (<http://vtecostudies.org/> > <http://vtecostudies.org/>). > > Through the buying group, the cost of this coffee is about $11 per pound, > or a bit more for decaf or ground. So yes, there is a modest premium for > quality and sustainability... amounting to maybe the cost of one > coffee-shop latte per pound. > > Lastly, many of us coffee drinkers were delighted by publication on Monday > of a new study, in the medical journal *Circulation*. Quoting directly > from the conclusion: "Higher consumption of total coffee, caffeinated > coffee, and decaffeinated coffee was associated with lower risk of total > mortality." Read more here > <http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2015/11/10/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.017341.abstract> > . > > Interested? Our next order will go in this Wednesday. There are 4 roasts > to choose from (see website above) and the coffee is available as beans or > 1 of 4 grinds. To place an order, learn more, or to be placed on a > notification e-mail list for future orders, please reply to > <[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]>. *Getting on the list > is the only way to know when an order is going in*. If you decide at any > time not to continue, you will be promptly removed from the list. > > Drink better coffee, and help neotropical migrants! > Doug Hardy, Norwich > > (PS - My sole benefits in doing this are helping neotropical migrants, > sharing great-tasting coffee, helping to support healthy and > family-friendly farms, facilitating a bit of support for VCE, saving myself > shipping costs through volume purchasing, and supporting a quality roaster > in Maine!) > > To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set > your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. 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