Wes and Tweeters,

I may have started this thing about Starbucks. I suggested seeking out
a roaster that buys shade grown coffee. If that is possible; I don't
know yet. But because Starbucks is an icon of the Northwest and has
contributed to our complete and total utter addication to coffee, I
think we should work with them as a corporation to insure that they
eventually embrace an environmentally aware attitude when it comes to
buying beans. If the big guns do this, then the smaller ones will have
to follow to stay in business. Regardless of what roaster you prefer,
talk to everyone in the coffee business about the shade grown issue.
Awareness is the first step towards making any major changes in the
growers, buyers, and roasters attitudes.

Wes Jansen wrote:
>
> There's been much said about switching from Starbucks to some other more
> environmentally friendly companies. But I haven't noticed any substantial
> documentation that shows Starbucks is the culprit it's being made out to
> be. Does anyone have actual evidence that Starbucks is a major
> contributor to the decline of song birds?
>
> wjansen
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>
> On Sun, 2 Mar 1997, Charlie Kahle wrote:
>
> > For those of you in Seattle, PCC (Puget Consumers Coop) caries a line of organic shade grown coffee that is very good and priced comparable to Starbucks. We switched over a year ago (to buying coffee at PCC) and haven't looked back.
> >
> > Charlie Kahle
> > Seattle, WA
> > charlesk at seanet.com
> >
> >

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