Sustainability is at our core. Since we began, this has grown into a realization that we, humanity, are shaping the mix of life on earth. Here we write about, choice, values, community and consciousness.
A Different Cup of Coffee
More than 10 years ago, we set out to create a different kind of company – one that would give …
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Yep, Our Bags Really are Compostable!
Petroleum based plastic is a huge and real problem. Our bags are part of the solution …
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A Different Kind of Travel Cup
Reusable, yes. But you know we always go one further, right? We have a pool of these so you can …
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2019 Christmas Coffee: Snow Bunting
Product Details This year our Christmas Coffee features a Snow Bunting. Isn’t it beautiful? Like all of our new packages …
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New, Beautiful, Compostable Packaging
We are excited to finally be launching our refreshed packaging! Our redesigned bags are beautiful! …
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Is Online Shopping Bad for the Environment?
Recently online shopping has come under scrutiny for its carbon footprint. But is the criticism universally applicable? …
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Closure to attend Climate Strike Toronto
As an expression of our sense of urgency for climate action, Birds and Beans will be closed between 10am and …
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Celebrating 10 Organic Years with New Packaging
We are celebrating 10 years of organic certification! We passed our first organic audit under the (then) new Canada Organic …
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Grab and Go Wraps – Conscious Food!
Grab and Go Wraps are now available. And like all our offerings they are GMO free, Palm Oil Free, Cruelty …
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Birds and Beans Café’s Curator’s Corner
As Birds and Beans Café approaches its 15th year anniversary we decided to celebrate by launching our Curator’s Corner! Over …
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Boreal Organic Fruit Smoothie with a Paper Straw
This year we kick it up a notch with Ontario’s Boreal Organic and Biodynamic Fruit and a Paper Straw! If …
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10th Spring Bird Festival at Samuel Smith Park
Thank you to Jessica Iraci for the beautiful poster this year!!! Those of you in the Toronto Area, I encourage …
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Earth Day 2019
Howler Monkey on a Bird Friendly coffee farm in Nicaragua This morning on Earth Day I awoke to an inbox …
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Climate Change and Bird Friendly Coffee
Bird Friendly® coffee is not just about birds! Coffee cultivation is also entwined with climate change. According to a recent …
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Proud Signatories
We humans share collective responsibility to protect the natural health of Ontario, Canada and the planet. Species at risk in …
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REUSEit Travel Mug
Enjoy our great new reusable ceramic travel mug. They are handsome and practical. They hold a 16 oz beverage. The …
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Amplify your Coffee Drinking Experience
Our coffee growers are on the front line preserving forest ecosystems…. All of these pictures were taken on Bird Friendly …
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Birds and Beans Gives more than a Hill of Beans
In addition to supporting our suppliers who provide us with products and services that embody our values, we are also …
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Biodegradable Straws: Its the Little Things
Some of you might recall the viral video of the sea turtle who was lucky enough to have the plastic …
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Reflecting on 5 Years being Palm Oil Free
Warning! These images reflect the consequences of our blind consumerism. Whether you join us or not, we are not buying anything with palm oil …
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Certified Organic Coffee is a Big Deal!
When we say our coffees are Organic, we mean all of our coffees are certified organic by Ecocert Canada …
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Why we avoid Almonds at Birds and Beans
“[Almonds] are also contributing to drought problems in California. Eighty per cent of the world’s almond supply comes from the …
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GMO Free Eats
At Birds and Beans, it is our pleasure and our aspiration to harness all of our resources and efforts to …
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Meet the New Bird Friendly Seal!
The New Bird Friendly Seal The Smithsonian Seal appears in the new logo. We say goodbye and thank-you to the …
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Bird Friendly® Certified Coffee according to Dr. Robert Rice
Quality habitat for as far as the eye can see! As we near the end of the summer, many of …
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Grow a Tree in Your Cup
One of the best parts of my job is speaking to passionate people – people who are passionate about coffee and also …
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Help Monarch Butterflies by planting Milkweed
A Monarch Butterfly visiting a Bergamot plant in our patio garden. On a related note – we add our voice …
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To Bee or not to Bee
Bergamot, a native wildflower, in our Cafe garden Bees in a felled tree on a Bird Friendly Coffee Farm There …
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What Bird Friendly® Looks Like in Nicaragua
Picture taken by Scott Weidensaul on this trip Marvin Venega with a cacao pod Marvin’s kids try birding A guest …
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Gaia Estate – A Bird Friendly® Coffee Grower’s Perspective
A guest post from Jefferson Shriver and Gabriela Narvaez are Owners of Gaia Estate, Diriamba, Nicaragua: The planet is becoming an increasingly …
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Valuing Eco-services on Bird Friendly Coffee Farms
Human activity has had a dramatic effect on our world. Shopping malls stand where forests once stood. A once pristine …
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Water is Free at Birds and Beans Café
We are no longer selling bottled water at the cafe. [update: we now sell boxed water if you want it to …
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Is Earth Day Really Over?
Last week, on Earth Day I happened to see a broadcast of American Experience’s “Earth Days” documentary on PBS. I’ve …
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Every Day is Earth Day
At Birds and Beans we don’t do anything different on Earth Day. Don’t get me wrong, its not that we …
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Coffee Birds in our Backyard
This post is to bring you a few of the beautiful photographs taken by Vincent Falardeau in our back garden …
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Why Birds and Beans Café is palm oil free
The mainstream media has picked up the crisis of a small population of orangutans this week. Their habitat in Indonesia …
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How to Make Earth Hour Last Forever
Earth Hour is actually a pretty good idea. It gives people a visible way to express their concern for the …
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What’s the Deal with the Birds?
Carved Baltimore Oriole before being applied to our cafe mural Upslope is a shade coffee farm. Downslope is sun coffee …
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Our Sustainability Record
Our mission at Birds and Beans is to use coffee, in all its capacities, to improve life on earth in …
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Birds and Coffee
A richer earth. We chose our name to highlight the link between the cultivation of coffee and its impact on …
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On certifications, Birds and Beans is Soaring above the Crowd™.
It takes more than a pretty picture of a bird to be Certified Bird Friendly! At Birds and Beans we …
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