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-- Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, First Sustainable Coffee Congress overview paper

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March 30, 2008: Coffee growing in Kenya

Kenyan coffees are distinctive in (at least) two ways. They have a unique, wine-like flavor, and they are produced and marketed under a government-controlled auction system. Samples are available to bidders prior to the weekly auction, and the highest bidder...

March 23, 2008: New Cerulean Warbler coffee available

You've followed the saga of the flagship shade-coffee bird, the Cerulean Warbler, on these pages. If you need to catch up: An introduction to the declining Cerulean Warbler, and its connection to shade coffee on its Colombia wintering grounds. Discussion...

March 18, 2008: What does a great cup of coffee cost?

The biggest obstacle, in my experience, in getting people to switch from crappy grocery store coffee to sustainable coffee is price. Even people who profess to be bird lovers, concerned with the environment, and aware of the issues surrounding sun...

March 13, 2008: Coffee growing in Australia

Coffee in Australia?Coffee was first grown in Australia over a century ago, without much economic success. The high cost of labor made commercial coffee growing unprofitable until mechanical harvesting became common in the 1980s. (If you are interested in the...

March 9, 2008: Allegro/Whole Foods shade coffee promotion

It was nice to be in a Whole Foods Market today and see some of their Allegro Coffee varieties in a display featuring birds and their "Caffeinate Your Conscience with Shade Grown Coffee" promotion, going on through early April. The...

March 3, 2008: Coffee farms and carbon sequestration

In my post, "Why certifying shade coffee is so complex," I ended with a comment regarding the upside-down nature of shade (or organic) certification. That is, the burden of certification costs are on the producers who are doing the right...

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