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Podcast: The Valley Today
Episode: Sustainable Sips: Exploring Bird Friendly Coffee
Description: In this episode of The Valley Today, host Janet Michael welcomes guests Justin Proctor, Ruth Bennett, and John Keitz for a discussion on Bird Friendly Coffee. The conversation starts with Janet introducing Justin, a conservation biologist at the Smithsonian's National Zoo Conservation Biology Institute (formerly known as Smithsonian Conservation Research Center,) who speaks about his excitement regarding bird-friendly coffee. He explains that bird-friendly coffee is an initiative by the Smithsonian to promote coffee farming that preserves habitats for birds and other wildlife. Ruth Bennett, who heads up the Bird Friendly Coffee team, provides an in-depth explanation of...