Coffee with Conservationists

Jonny is an environmental social scientist, former community farmer and author whose book “Living with Lynx” tackles a major question in conservation and rewilding: could and should we learn to live with lynx, wolves and bears again in Britain and Ireland?

We speak about community coexistence, the villainising of apex predators in popular culture and how we can learn to live alongside these beautiful species. 

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Coffee feature: Land’s End Coffee Roasters

Country: Colombia

Region: Tolimo

Process: Washed

Altitude: 1900 MASL

Tasting notes: Red grape, praline and sweet honey

Music credits - "Heron Island" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Richard Bentley⁠⁠⁠

Carol is an ecologist and author whose book “The Volunteers” tells the stories of conservation, companionship and community.

We spoke about the importance of community, the mental health benefits of practical conservation groups and how a bunch of volunteers from all walks of life can come together for the shared love of nature. Check out Carol’s writing work here and ecologist work here.

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Coffee feature: Little Fireface Project/ Kindred Forest

Country: Indonesia

Region: Cisurupan, West Java

Producer: Blessing and Waluya

Process: Natural

Altitude: 1450 masl 

Tasting notes: Chocolate, grapefruit, sweet raisins

Music credits - "Heron Island" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Richard Bentley⁠⁠⁠

Claire is a producer for the charity Cornwall Climate Care. We speak about Cornwall Climate Care’s latest documentary #ClimateScam? which examines the scarily fascinating roots of climate crisis denial. All the links to Cornwall Climate Care’s work are here: https://www.cornwallclimate.org/

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Coffee feature: Rabbit Hole Roasters

Country: Mexico

Region: Oaxaca (Sierra Norte)

Producer: Josefina Pascual

Municipality: San Juan Juquila Vijanos

Varietals: a blend of bourbon, typica, gesha, mundo novo and mersellesa

Farm size: 1.5-hectare plot

Process: Washed

Fermentation: 48h

Drying: 5 days

Export Partner: Azahar Coffee

Tasting notes: Honey, raspberry, pineapple, almond

Music credits - "Heron Island" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Richard Bentley⁠⁠⁠

Coffee with Conservationists is an irregularly published podcast where I sit down with people who’s work focusses on nature; from ecologists and educators to storytellers and activists. You can find us on Spotify (although maybe not for much longer), Instagram and if you search for George Steedman Jones, you can find us occasionally on Bluesky.

Chantal is a science communicator and author of the 2024 book “Groundbreakers, the Return of Britain’s Wild Boar”. We speak about her research on wild boar in various sites across the UK and how different people in different places are coming to coexist with this complex and fascinating animal. You can find more about her work on her website.

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Coffee feature: Gold Hour Coffee from Kingfisher Coffee

Country: Brazil

Producer: DaTerra Estate

Tasting notes: Rich chocolatey taste and hints of dark fruits

Music credits - "Heron Island" by ⁠⁠Richard Bentley⁠⁠⁠.

This coffee and a copy of Groundbreakers were kindly #gifted to me but like all gifted items this isn’t a paid promotion, and I’m under no obligation to feature them.

Coffee with Conservationists is an irregularly published podcast where I sit down with people who’s work focusses on nature; from ecologists and educators to storytellers and activists. You can find us on Spotify, Apple podcasts and Instagram.

Jeff is a leading expert in biodiversity and a passionate educator and natural historian. Pelagic publishing kindly sent me a copy of his latest book “Birds and Flowers, an intimate fifty million year relationship”. (gifted). Me and Jeff sat down to talk about his work studying this relationship, his beginnings in natural history and why the much-loved hummingbirds are far from the only family of birds known to be pollinators.

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Coffee feature: Gajah Mountain from Union Coffee Roasters

Country: Sumatra

Producer: Gajah Mountain

Altitude: 1300masl

Tasting notes: Grapefruit, chocolate truffle, mollasses

Music credits - "Heron Island" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Richard Bentley⁠⁠⁠

Fiona is Professor of Environmental Biology at the University of Sussex and the founding Chair of Mammal Conservation Europe. Tim is Professor of English Literature at Exeter university. Together they live in the wilds of Devon, from where they were kind enough to dial in to chat to me about their 2023 bestselling book, “Black Ops and Beaver Bombing”.

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Coffee feature from Manumit Coffee Roasters

Country: Uganda

Producer: The Zukuka Bora Coffee project

Tasting notes: Peach, red apple & raspberry

Music credits - "Heron Island" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Richard Bentley⁠⁠⁠

Fay is a director and producer working in theatre and audio, with a particular focus on making work about the natural world and the climate. She most recently produced the audio installation Language Landscapes - a bilingual Welsh-English project exploring the relationship between nature and language. 

We talk about language, landscape and nature in this collaborative episode.

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Coffee feature from Heartland Coffee Roasters

Country: Burundi

Region: Murambi Hill

Roaster: Murambi Hill Farmers, Migoti Coffee

Altitude: 1700 - 1900masl

Process: Natural

Tasting notes: Fruits, with a caramel finish, boozy juicy body, candied sweet cherry.

Music credits - "Heron Island" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Richard Bentley⁠⁠⁠

Alastair is an adventurer and author. He spent over 4 years cycling round the world, a journey of 46,000 miles through 60 countries and 5 continents.

Despite all these wonderful achievements, I talk to him about a topic much closer to home - micro-adventures and doorstep nature.

You can find out more about Alastair here and buy his book Local here.

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Coffee feature from New Dawn Traders

Country: Colombia

Music credits - "Heron Island" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Richard Bentley⁠⁠⁠

Mary is a campaigner, writer, producer and charity founder.

We talk about her charity Curlew Action, the plight of the curlew and the campaign for a Natural History GCSE.

You can find out more about Mary and Curlew Action on their website

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Coffee feature from Cafeology

Country: Guatemala

Region: Huehuetenango

Farm: Asociación Civil Guaya'b cooperative

Altitude: 11600-1800 masl

Certification: Bird Friendly®, shade grown, fairtrade

Music credits - "Heron Island" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Richard Bentley⁠⁠ 

Rebecca is an Award-winning science communicator, director of The Marine Diaries and a strong advocate of ocean conservation and storytelling. 

We talk about the ocean conservation, marine communications and the importance of impactful stories, and her future work with the Marine Diaries and Beyond. We do cover topics I’ve touched on before, but I strongly believe everyone has a unique perspective on these topics. 

You can find out more about Rebecca on ⁠LinkdIn and get involved with the Marine Diaries here.

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Coffee feature from ⁠⁠Foundation Coffee

Country: Timor Leste                                                                                   Region: Atsabe, Eremera                                                                        Farm: Atsabe Producers & Raimutin Washing Station                             Variety: Hibrido de Timor, Typica, Moka Altitude: 1400-1600 masl Process: Natural                                                                                         Tasting Notes:  Blackcurrant Jam/ Lavendaaa/ Papayaaa

Music credits - "Heron Island" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Richard Bentley⁠