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December 29, 2008:
Not-quite-coffee review: Finca Mauritania Cascara
Just to end the year on a unique note, we decided to try an interesting and unique coffee product, cascara. This is dried coffee cherry, and can be prepared as an infusion like tea. Something old is new again Although...
December 26, 2008:
Research: Shade coffee promotes genetic diversity of native trees
Shade coffee farms promote genetic diversity of native trees. 2008. Jha, S. and C. W. Dick. Current Biology 18:R1126-1128. This study looked at genetic differences and gene flow in an understory shrub, Miconia affinis, in a 1200 ha matrix of...
December 19, 2008:
Coffee at Panera Bread
Panera Bread serves coffee that is roasted and sourced in a way that is far more transparent and responsible than any other non-specialty coffee chain I've encountered.
December 9, 2008:
Know your coffee birds: Black-throated Blue Warbler
The North American Wood Warblers are known for their colorful beauty. The male Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendrioca caerulescens, left) is one of the most beautiful. This species is one of the most sexually dimorphic as well -- the female is...
December 4, 2008:
Bird-friendly Galapagos Island coffee
The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center has just announced that it has certified Hacienda El Cafetal coffee from the Galapagos Islands as Bird-Friendly, the most eco-friendly certification for coffee. Galapagos coffee has been on my "to try" list for quite awhile....
December 1, 2008:
Coffee review: BuyWell International Fair Trade Organic coffees
Plainspoken Coffee. A Coffee Review for Ordinary People by Ordinary People, #40. BuyWell is a relative new-comer to the sustainable coffee arena, established in Colorado Springs in fall 2007. They focus exclusively on certified organic, Fair Trade coffees. BuyWell purchases...