Thursday, April 10, 2003


for the birds. . .

normally i would suggest that readers who find themselves in boston this april 26 check out a great charity concert with bonnie raitt, danny o'keefe, and john mayer. its purpose is to raise funds for the songbird foundation, a great charity devoted to environmentally friendly coffee.

long-time readers know that many migratory songbirds we enjoy in the spring and summer winter in central and south america. they favor living in the shady trees that normally overhang coffee plantations. but since the introduction of coffee varieties that don't require shade, many agri-businesses and high-production farmers have switched to these new coffees.

while they produce a lot of beans, the resulting coffee may not be as high-quality and certainly endangers the songbirds' winter habitat. so i would normally encourage everyone to go to this concert to support the effort to preserve shade-grown coffee practices.

but i can't -- because the concert is apparently already sold out! only high-end "meet the artist" tickets are still available. . .but don't feel sad.

if you want to purchase something for the environment, try making a donation to the u.k. charity, the world land trust. they're raising money to buy up rain-forest land for preservation. for every donation made during their easter acres campaign, they'll send you out a bar of organic green & blacks maya gold chocolate. . .

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