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Url:http://www.coffeehabitat.com
Author(s):Facebook User
Language:English
Tags:coffee, sustainability, environment
Description:Learn about eco-friendly, sustainable coffee, and how your morning cup can change the world. News, research, reviews, background, and commentary.
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Popularity:60 Followers

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Roast Magazine Roaster of the Year
Roast Magazine has announced their Roaster of the Year winners. One of the major criteria for the award is showing a commitment to sustainability. As in past years, I'll give a recap of the winners...more
2009-11-02
Climate change and coffee: Blog Action Day
The theme this year for Blog Action Day is climate change, and it is an extremely relevant topic for coffee. More people rely on agriculture for a living than any other occupation, with millions of...more
2009-10-14
Coffee: The World in Your Cup is hitting the road
Coffee: The World in Your Cup is an exhibit providing a broad overview of the powerful influence of coffee on environments, human cultures, and economies worldwide. For nine months this year it was...more
2009-10-07
Greenwash alert: Nespresso and sustainability
Nespresso's commitment to source 80% of its coffee from Rainforest Alliance certified farms by 2013 represents less than 1% of Nestlé's coffee purchases.
2009-09-29
The water footprint of coffee
The water footprint of coffee and tea consumption in the Netherlands. 2007. Chapagain, A.K., and A. Y. Hoekstra. Ecological Economics 64:109-118. This is not a newly published paper, but I found it...more
2009-09-21
Bird-Friendly coffee event at Cornell
If you are in the Ithaca, NY area, please consider visiting Cornell Lab of Ornithology for these two great events. Tomorrow, a coffee-tasting expo will feature eco-certified coffees, and on Monday ...more
2009-09-19
Know your coffee birds: Violet Sabrewing
One of the most enduring memories of my visit to Finca Hartmann is that of passing a spot that was frequently visited by a vivid male Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus), a large tropical...more
2009-09-13
No proof of shade coffee at Dunkin' Donuts
Recently, Dunkin' Donuts Twittered that the majority of their coffee is shade grown. I've been unable to verify this. Dunkin' Donuts does not claim to serve or sell shade or sustainably-grown coffe...more
2009-09-08
Shade coffee at HowStuffWorks
There's an article up on the popular Discovery web site HowStuffWorks on shade coffee. The author contacted me a couple of months ago; Coffee & Conservation is cited frequently as a resource (under...more
2009-08-30
Shade coffee farmers attitudes towards wildlife
Attitudes and knowledge of shade-coffee farmers towards vertebrates and their ecological functions [PDF]. 2009. P. López-del-Toro, E. Andresen, L. Barraza and A. Estrada. Tropical Conservation Scie...more
2009-08-27

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Facebook UserMay 29

Thanks so much, Julie! Great post, and totally correct observation that all Julies are cool!
 

Julie WardMay 28

 

Facebook UserApr 16

Drinking Yuban is DEFINITELY not helping the ecosystem!!!

Please read this post at Coffee & Conservation:
http://www.coffeehabitat.com/2006/10/yuban_ad_campai.html
 

Facebook UserApr 16

I will be posting on sustainability issues from the SCAA. First post will appear just after 9 AM EST announcing the Rainforest Alliance Cupping for Quality winners.
 

Facebook UserJan 17

Kurt is a great Michigan roaster: http://www.rowstercoffee.com/
 

Kurt StaufferJan 16

I like getting my information from a trusted local source. Thanks Julie!
 

Facebook UserJan 5

Coffee & Conservation is a finalist in the 2008 Weblog Awards. Vote once a day to help promote sustainable coffee:
http://2008.weblogawards.org/polls/best-food-blog/
 
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