Resources for Michigan Blue Magazine readers and American Birding Association members on the birds and coffee connection.
Revised on December 5, 2018Background information
Latest update of peer-reviewed coffee research.
A film about the decline of North American songbirds called The Messenger includes a segment about coffee and bird habitat.
Revised on December 11, 2018Annual recap of how much we spend on coffee in a year Here we are on our 6th year of standardized tracking of how much the two-person Coffee & Conservation […]
Revised on August 20, 2015An episode of the local program The Green Room where I talk about eco-friendly coffee and birds.
Revised on November 26, 2018What is a certified B Corp, and which coffee companies have the certification?
Revised on December 21, 2018An update on the accelerating pace of land use for coffee growing in China and its environmental impact.
Revised on May 18, 2019A guide to more information of interest to readers of my article “The True Cost of Coffee” in BirdWatching Magazine.
Revised on September 12, 2018The February 2013 issue of BirdWatching Magazine (formerly Birder’s World) is in bookstores and other retailers now. It contains my article on the connection between coffee, birds, and biodiversity, The […]
Revised on December 11, 2018We may all be getting to know robusta a little better in the future. It seems fitting to offer a little introduction.
Revised on December 11, 2018Multiple studies have shown that birders can well afford to drink sustainably-grown coffee that supports the birds they enjoy so much.
Revised on December 11, 2018In spite of what many people believe, Fair Trade certification alone does not automatically mean or guarantee that rigorous environmental standards were followed, or that the coffee was grown under shade. Here’s a summary of the Fair Trade environmental standards.
Revised on December 21, 2018Not only is it time for us — birders — to acknowledge that our consumption is often in conflict with our professed beliefs and passions, it’s time to do something about it.
Revised on December 11, 2018If you are one of the 160 million coffee drinkers in the U.S., you can make a decisive, positive impact on poverty by refusing to buy cheap grocery store coffee from Nestlé, Procter & Gamble, Kraft, and Sara Lee.
Revised on June 13, 2019I have updated my post covering botanical varieties of coffee with a link to James Hoffman’s family tree of coffee, and a table of coffee genotypes from a paper published in the Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology which I…
Revised on December 23, 2018
