Season's greetings! While trying to come up with Christmas presents for folks who have everything, you might want to consider giving shade grown coffee. You will also help to save critical habitat for birds. Two of our local birding stores carries shade grown coffee. Here are their locations and phone numbers: Bird Watchers 4636 Commonwealth Centre Parkway (off of Hull Street) 763-3890 Wild Birds Unlimited 9778 Midlothian Turnpike 323-0353 Betty Ament sent me the attached link to a very interesting article on shade grown coffee. It is from the National Wildlife Federation's newsletter, and you might find it to be very informative as well. "The Coffee Connection -- The decisions Americans make every day about the kind of coffee they consume can indirectly affect the status of thousands of acres of critical habitat for migratory birds. To find out how you can make a positive difference by drinking bird-friendly coffee, click here." Here is the long, web address in case the link did not work: http://www.nwf.org/nationalwildlife/article.cfm?articleId=709&issueId=58&; passthrough=newsletter Larry Lynch You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general.