1 Fun Thing
Birds engage in a fascinating behavior called anting, where they rub insects, especially ants, on their feathers and skin. This can be done actively by picking up insects and applying them to their body or passively by lying in an area with abundant insects and performing dust-bathing-like movements. The insects secrete chemicals like formic acid, which possess insecticidal, miticidal, fungicidal, or bactericidal properties, providing potential benefits for the birds' health and plumage maintenance.
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3 Coffee Facts
Every 4-5 years, the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) organises a World Coffee Conference meant to facilitate discussions around the coffee industry. In 2023, this event was held in Asia for the first time ever — in India, in conjuction with the Indian Coffee Board and the Ministry of Commerce in India.
Bewild is the food produce arm of Beforest Lifestyle Solutions, which facilitates and manages sustainable food forests and housing collectives that are food water and power secure. Bewild currently has a coffee collective that sells exclusively specialty robusta, grown in the wild alongside other crops like pepper, mangoes, avocado etc.
Victoria Arduino, the professional coffee equipment company, is enhancing the Eagle One experience with VIS – Virtual Intelligent Scale. This scale is based on an artificial intelligence algorithm that favours a faster workflow and performs dose monitoring for every shot. By setting the desired weight in grams, the VIS automatically monitors the flow to obtain the right dose in the cup.