OUR MISSION
Make it easy for everyone in the USA to drink 'Bird Friendly®' Coffee – a real way to support sustainability.

The Birds & Beans mission is about making it easier for everyday tasks, like your morning cup of coffee, to make a real difference in the world live in.

Drinking 'Bird Friendly®' Coffee does far more than save birds, it is a practical and delicious way to support true sustainability.

We want to make sure that people who enjoy coffee and care about sustainability can get great coffee that they know is good for bird conservation, family farmers and workers and the environment we all share. Our commitment to quality and service ensures that fresh roasted, great tasting ‘Birds & Beans - the good coffee’™ flies straight to your door and into your cup.

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Most of the coffee sold in America today is literally killing the songbirds we love – and destroying a sustainable method of farming that supports rural communities in Latin America and keeps farm workers and their children away from toxic chemicals.

The only way you can be certain that the coffee in your cup is Bird Friendly® is if the Smithsonian's seal is on the bag! By buying certified coffee you can become part of a truly sustainable chain from seedling to cup. Be part of the solution to a better life for all and enjoy the best coffee you’ve ever tasted.

OUR CONSERVATION PARTNERS RECOMMEND BIRDS & BEANS COFFEE

Black Swamp Bird Observatory, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Mass Audubon, Mohonk Preserve, North Branch Nature Center, New Hampshire Audubon, Orange County NY Audubon, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Vermont Center for Ecostudies

BIRDS & BEANS ADDS TWO NEW CONSERVATION
PARTNERS FOR 2012

Introducing the Black Swamp Bird Observatory

The mission of the Black Swamp Bird Observatory is to inspire the appreciation, enjoyment and conservation of birds and their habitats through research, education and outreach.

Located in the remnants of the once vast Great Black Swamp region of Northwest Ohio, Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO) is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting sound stewardship of avian resources in the Lake Erie Marsh Region. BSBO teams research with education to promote bird conservation.

We are very proud that Black Swamp Bird Observatory is our Birds & Beans conservation partner for Ohio.

About Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

Founded in 1934, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary is the world's first refuge for birds of prey and today is an international center for raptor conservation and natural education.

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary has a dramatic history that started during the Great Depression with amateur ornithologist Richard Pough. In 1929, Pennsylvania's Game Commission placed a $5 price tag on the goshawk's head—a grand sum at the time. Two years later, while Pough was a recent college graduate living in Philadelphia, he became one of a growing number of conservationists opposed to the widespread movement to eradicate wildlife predators, including predatory birds.

Pough heard of the place locals called "Hawk Mountain" and decided to visit. There he saw gunners stationed, shooting hundreds of passing hawks for sport. He returned to gather the carcasses lying on the forest floor and take photographs. Pough's photographs were eventually seen by a New York conservation activist, Rosalie Edge.

In 1934, Mrs. Edge came to Hawk Mountain and leased 1,400 acres. She installed a warden on the property, a New England bird enthusiast named Maurice Broun, and Maurice's wife and bird conservation partner, Irma Broun. The shooting stopped immediately and the next year, Mrs. Edge opened the Sanctuary to the public as a place to see the beautiful but persecuted birds of prey. She purchased and deeded the 1,400 acres to Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association, incorporated in 1938 as a non-profit organization in Pennsylvania.

It is an honor for Birds & Beans to be associated with Hawk Mountain as our Conservation Partner for Pennsylvania.

When you buy Birds & Beans, the good coffee, not only do you get great tasting coffee that is certified shade grown, organic and 'Bird Friendly®' you help support our great Conservation Partners.