Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Let’s Talk Coffee

On a scale of 1 to 10 for how much I love coffee, with ten being ‘love’, I’m sitting comfortably at 11.

I crave my morning cup, and I think some of my coworkers would say I’m pretty militant about having it.

But this blog is about simple green tips, so shouldn’t I be talking about the virtues of using a reusable mug?

While it is incredibly important to reduce our reliance on disposables, there are a few more things you can do before treating yourself to a ‘green’ cup of coffee.

1. Only buy organic, fair trade coffee beans (and look for shade-grown)

Taste test the difference; organic, fair trade coffee just tastes better. But aside from that, commercial growing practices use tonnes of pesticides on crops and pay hardworking labourers in developing countries peanuts.

For more tips visit www.simplegreenaction.ca

It’s such a good feeling to build something out of nothing and let it take on a life of its own.  You are literally making your dreams reality.