Bird Friendly Certification: Decidedly Good for Birds, But What About Farmers?

by Jefferson Shriver of CRS Coffeelands Blog Dr. Robert Rice is commonly referred to as the coffee industry’s “voice of the birds,” and the certification he represents the gold standard for environmentally friendly coffee. That point is difficult to argue:  The Smithsonian’s Migratory Bird Center’s Bird Friendly coffee certification requires farmers to be organic-certified, possess at least ten different species of trees […]