Subject: Shade Grown Coffee (yum!)
Date: Feb 24 21:49:59 1999
From: Gary Marven - marvelus at cow-net.com
yes i love coffee too but i want off this list and the unsubscribe dosnt seem to be working
PATTY GATES wrote:
> Nladenbe at aol.com wrote:(Nancy)
>
> "I like Millstone coffee the best of any I have tried. Can you describe what
> I
> should be looking for to purchase the shade grown type, and do you know of
> which stores carry it. I am on the Kitsap Penninsular."
>
> AND
>
> Wes Jansen asks, "Being an espresso/latte drinker, I was wondering how that
> blend does in that department?"
>
> I do not claim to know everything there is to know about shade grown coffee,
> but it is my second favorite subject of conversation(next to birds).
>
> My favorite web site on shade grown coffee is the Smithsonian Institute's
> "Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center". I double checked all of my web site
> listings this time(sorry about that u.w. thing) and i will be x-tra careful
> with the spelling. http://www.si.edu/natzoo/zooview/smbc
> They have a great article entitled "Why Migaratory Birds are Crazy for Coffee"
>
> The Seattle Audubon's Migratory Bird Committee has the best source for where
> to buy shade-grown coffee in Seattle and other parts of the state as well.
> They have a great flyer, entitled "Coffee and Birds, Making the Connection".
> Please visit their shade grown coffee site at
> http://www.seattleaudubon.org/coffee/home.html
>
> My own personal favorite shade grown coffee is Kalani, and Wes, they make an
> espresso blend. You can find Kalani coffee (An all organic company) at many
> Qfc stores, and most co-ops, including Pcc. Their web site is at
> http://www.speakeasy.org/kalani/index.html
>
> The millstone coffee that is endorsed by the Nature Conservancy is called
> Organic Mexican Altura French Roast, and they also have Organic Sierra Madre
> blend, which I haven't tried. If you can't find Kalani, this french roast
> makes pretty good espresso. The website for Millstone doesn't really have any
> info on these blends or the Nature Conservancy, so I didn't include it here.
>
> According to Kalani's eco-facts, Coffee is the second largest crop in the
> world, after cotton, and the third most heavily sprayed, after cotton and
> tobacco, so think before you drink.
>
> Hope I didn't overload you with info. Please feel free to ask Your Barista
> why their coffee shop doesn't use shade grown!
>
> Wishing everyone a tasty cup! (Although some of you may need to switch to
> decaf (~:~)
>
> Patty
>
> Patty Gates
> Capitol Hill
> Seattle, Wa
> (javajunco at netscape.net)
>
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