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    Back to the Roots: History of Arbor Day Coffee

    By Jon Ferguson | December 1, 2019

    Did you know the Baltimore orioles are responsible for the Arbor Day Coffee program? To be clear, we are talking about the beautiful and colorful bird, icterus galbula, not the team that produced Cal Ripken Jr., one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Baltimore oriole birds find their winter grounds in Latin America, drawn to the wide selection of fruits and nectar available during North America’s dry and cold winter months. Almost 25 years ago, John Rosenow, the…

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