How Can Coffee Help Birds?

Host Tenijah Hamilton hears firsthand from coffee grower Oswaldo Acevedo in Colombia how shade-grown coffee farms offer better wildlife habitat and working conditions than most industrial coffee plantations. She speaks to Ruth Bennett and Justine Bowe from the Smithsonian Institute Migratory Bird Center about the science behind the Bird Friendly Coffee certification, how bird friendly coffee growers benefit birds and other wildlife, how to find bird friendly coffee near you, and the goal to have a whole range of certified bird friendly products on the shelves in the future.

• Find a Bird Friendly Coffee Retailer Near You - Smithsonian Institute
• Ecological Benefits of Shade-grown Coffee
• Coffee and Chocolate Could Help Preserve Endangered Birds in Venezuela
• Café Mesa de los Santos
• Making Sense Of Coffee Labels: Does Your Coffee Support Wintering Warblers? - All About Birds
• How can coffee plantations be more bird-friendly? - National Geographic