Totem Coffee Roasters

Roasting exceptional coffees from around the world. Environmentally responsible. Ethical and sustainably sourced. At TOTEM we care about what goes into your cup.

At Wild Birds Unlimited in Toronto, we continually seek new products. We are passionate about endorsing items that positively impact the world, be it environmentally, socially, or both. We have a particular interest in Canadian products that inspire. As a coffee enthusiast, I was eager to introduce this exceptional product line to our store for the reasons listed bit also it is a great tasting smooth coffee line.

Totem Roasters certainly meet our criteria based on the following:

• A Canadian company with their roastery in Ontario and head office in Quebec
• Company values - "We’re committed to sourcing sustainably-grown specialty coffees that not only have unique flavour characteristics but also benefit our planet and its living things."
• Product Certifications:
  • Bird Friendly® - Using Smithsonian conservation science, Bird Friendly certified coffee preserves critical habitat for birds and wildlife, fights climate change, protects biodiversity and support farmers committed to conserving habitat through sustainable methods.
  • Fair Trade - Fairtrade changes the way trade works through better prices, decent working conditions, and a fairer deal for farmers and workers in the countries where our commodities like coffee, cocoa, and bananas are from. Fairtrade’s approach enables farmers and workers to have more control over their lives and decide how to invest in their future.
  • Canada Organic - Refers to the way agricultural products are grown and processed, using environmentally and animal friendly farming methods.
  • Café Feminino - The Café Femenino coffee program is one-of-a-kind ethical sourcing model committed to ending the cycle of poverty affecting women coffee farmers across the world. Café Femenino provides direct compensation to women farmers, along with the opportunity and resources to enact positive change in their communities and on their own terms.
• Shade Grown organic coffee supports Wild Birds Unlimited and The Cornell Lab of Ornithology joint "Save the Songbirds" campaign - one of the Seven Simple Actions to Help Birds is Drink Coffee That's Good For Birds

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I can say without a doubt the coffee brewed from the Totem roasted coffee beans is exceptional - highly recommended! I asked Nancy if there were any secrets to why their coffee was so good compared to other "certified coffees". Nancy told me one of the important differences, they use only single origin beans. Cheaper possibly non-certified beans are not used to reduce costs and taste.

Your Coffee Purchase Supports FLAP Canada Through
Cafe Avia/Totem Roasters

Initially, I was unaware of the Cafe Avia product line that Totem Roasters had developed with local partners. However, upon learning from Nancy and Carl, two of Totem Roasters' owners, about the partnership and its support for non-profit bird conservation organizations, I was delighted and immediately recognized the value of this product line for our store.

Cafe Avia:
"Café Le Nichoir and Café AVIA are the result of collaboration between Le Nichoir Wild Bird Conservation Centre and Totem Roasters. We launched the cafebirdfriendly.org in 2019 to encourage people to drink Bird Friendly® certified coffee.

It’s a simple gesture all coffee drinkers can make to protect the winter habitat of birds that travel from our backyards each winter to the faraway farms that produce our coffee. 

To help get the word out we have partnered with other organizations. It’s simple: Many voices are stronger than one.

Each participating non-profit organization believes that the coffee you choose can change the world. By putting their logo on Bird Friendly® certified coffee they are helping to get the word out to more people.

In addition, for each bag sold with their logo the organization receives a portion of the selling price to support their own community or conservation programs."

We are selling the Avia FLAP Canada coffee in our store. 

FLAP Canada receives:
$1.70 per 342 g bag
$5.00 per 1 kg bag
$11.00 per 2.5 kg bag

 

Look for the following symbols to indicate the certification the coffee has achieved: