Smithsonian Bird Friendly Coffee! Sweet without sugar, mellow without cream, this is a great breakfast coffee. This coffee is roasted to a light milk chocolate color where its bright and complex flavors explode into life. "Thanksgiving Coffee’s Organic Shade-Grown Nicaragua (score of 92), a blend of the respected Maracaturra, Caturra and Catuai varieties meticulously processed by the traditional wet method. It is also the only coffee we review that is certified Bird-Friendly by the Smithsonian Institution, hands-down the most uncompromising and rigorous of environmentally focused certifications. The idealism and passion that drove the growing and farm management that produced this coffee clearly went into its processing as well. it most clearly represents the classic Nicaragua cup of tradition, with its inherent balance, quietly juicy acidity and buoyant, satiny mouthfeel." Ken Davids, Editor-In-Chief and Lead Cupper for Coffee Review Certified shade-grown coffee means that the farms are seamlessly integrated into the forest, creating a lively community of birds, monkeys, jaguars, butterflies, and more. Thanksgiving Coffee and GoCoffeeGo have joined together to donate a portion of the proceeds, so that each package sold benefits the American Birding Association's programs in Central America and helps support the outreach of BirdNote. By drinking shade-grown and bird friendly certified coffee every morning, you are supporting these coffee farmers, the efforts of the ABA and BirdNote, and the countless birds they are protecting through community outreach and conservation.