Coffee loving Tweetsters;

Again I'd like to suggest Caf? Oro de Ometepe, by Bainbridge Ometepe Sister
Islands Association. It's fair traded, shade grown and certified organic. The
beans are grown on the island of Ometepe in Nicaragua and roasted on Bainbridge
Island. Not only that but:

"The Association is made up entirely of volunteers. ALL of the Association's
income from the coffee has been returned to Ometepe. It has bought materials
and engineering, and local families have volunteered thousands of hours of work
to build gravity-fed water systems, bringing the first ever clean drinking
water to nearly 10,000 island residents."

You can order online at http://www.bosia.org/ or by email at orders at bosia.org
or call 1-206-842-0774

They sell it on line for $9.50 a pound + ($4.99 ground) s&h or $30 for 3 pounds
including s&h in the US. It's available at the PCC coop in Seattle as well.
Probably elsewhere.

(I'm not making a dime out of this, I'm just a fan)

Cliff Drake
Seattle, WA
cdrake at zipcon.net



Maureen Ellis wrote:

> To all who are interested in both coffee and its impact on birds,
>
> I have received a reply from Millstone about their coffee sources. The
> specific Millstone representative's email address has been removed by me.
> I have requested a follow-up from Millstone concerning the feasibility of
> their offering a solely "shade-grown" coffee or line of coffees,
> especially given their support of environmental organizations such as the
> Nature Conservancy programs in WA State and in 3rd World countries. I
> also expressed to them the importance of both local, small farmers'
> economies in the coffee-growing regions merging with habitat needs of
> migrant and resident fauna, especially birds. See response below, and
> will keep you posted. I have no vested interest in Millstone other than
> liking to support businesses that are environmentally responsible.
>
> Given that there is simply not enough shade-grown coffee for the general
> coffee demand, the real problem is too many of us!
>
> Cheers (sort of,)
> Maureen Ellis me2 at u.washington.edu U of WA & Burien-Seahurst Park, WA
>
> "Finding the occasional straw of truth awash in a great ocean of
> confusion and bamboozle requires vigilance, dedication, and courage."
> -Carl Sagan-
>
> "We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities." -Pogo-
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 11:54:34 -0400
> To: me2 at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Re: Contact Form/Shade-grown coffee
>
> Thanks for your interest, Maureen.
>
> Millstone is a coffee buyer of farmers who grow shade coffee. There is
> not enough supply of shade coffee available to use this exclusively for
> the many varieties that Millstone offers. Coffee beans are sorted by
> type and quality to produce the many Millstone varieties. It is not
> possible to determine which blends may be made from shade grown coffee.
>
> I hope this info helps. If you have any furhter questions, just mail us.
>
> Sara
> USA Millstone Team