BIRD-FRIENDLY COFFEE – UPCOMING EVENTS & DEADLINES

Choose from Regular OR Swiss Decaf, as well as Ground OR Whole Bean.  Send pre-orders to Lorrie at Coffee@appalachianaudubon.org.   

Observe and count birds from the indoor bird-viewing area for Project Feederwatch, while enjoying a cup of free bird-friendly organic coffee or hot chocolate. 

SUNDAY, MAR. 31st, 8 p.m. - Coffee Ordering Deadline for the April 13th Birds and Coffee Event or April 18th AAS monthly meeting.  

See above for ordering instructions.   

Pre-order deadline for May will be Sun., May 5th by 8 p.m.  May 18th is our end-of-the-year AAS picnic and our last in-person gathering and coffee delivery for the current AAS season.  You may wish to place a pre-order in May to stock up on coffee and pick it up at the picnic to hold you through the summer months.  If you are on our email list of regular coffee buyers, you may have one opportunity in mid-summer to place an order for 2 lbs or more, for pick up at a mutually agreeable time and place.  For pre-orders, questions, or to get on the coffee-buyers email list, please email Lorrie at coffee@appalachianaudubon.org.  Please be sure to specify "Regular" or "Decaf," as well as "Ground" or "Whole Bean." 

Why Choose Bird Friendly Coffee

Not all coffee farms are created equal. Generally, farms that look like forests, often called “agroforests” for their mix of coffee shrubs and stands of trees, typically house higher bird diversity than monoculture farms that have little or no natural canopy cover. “The more it looks like a forest or feels like a forest, that’s the issue,” says Robert Rice, a geographer at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center.

While this idea may be simple, choosing coffee that’s good for birds and other wildlife is not so clear-cut. Here's what you should consider the next time you’re out for caffeine.

Bird-Friendly Coffees Really Are For The Birds (forbes.com)