The Power of Purchase: Saving Songbirds with Organic Produce
A world without songbirds sounds post-apocalyptic, but the truth is that these innocent, tuneful creatures are at risk right now from overuse of toxic pesticides and destruction of habitats.
You’ve probably heard that buying organic coffee, which is shade-grown, can make a difference. "Did Your Shopping List Kill a Songbird?", Bridget Stutchbury’s timely opinion piece in the New York Times, has other helpful tips as well:
- Choose organic bananas; they are one of the most pesticide-intensive tropical crops.
- Don’t buy foods grown in Latin America unless they are organic, especially melons, green beans, tomatoes, bell peppers and strawberries.
- Look for domestic and/or organic alternatives. Simple daily purchases have tremendous impact.
Remember, organic chocolate is important too – cocoa is grown under similar conditions to coffee.
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April 3rd, 2008 at 8:22 am
in the midwest there is a grocery chain called strack and van til which carries the most delicious fair trade shade grown coffee I have ever had. I think starbucks has something shade grown too.
It really isn’t that hard to save the birds while enjoying your morning cup. Thanks for the post.
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