Cafe Orzo: The New Coffee Alternative From Italy

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Published Dec. 9, 2009 at 2:32 p.m.
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Image via: Cafe Orzo The next time you're in Italy, meandering the streets, marveling at the architecture and just spending a lazy day hanging out at one cafe after another, why not try the new trendy coffee alternative showing up in cafes across the country. Cafe Orzo, isn't really coffee at all, but it brews the same way and comes fair trade and certified organic ...

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Organic Gurus Offers $10 Off + a Free Organic Tea Sampler

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Published Nov. 18, 2009 at 5:15 p.m.
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Image via Organic Gurus. Searching for organic and eco-friendly products, but at a great price? Step into Organic Gurus - a new website that offers skin care, bath & body, makeup, cosmetics, aromatherapy, coffee, tea, spices, eco books, bags, bottles and more. The site focuses on making organic affordable, so they offer everyday discounts on nearly 100 brands including top sellers like Dr. Bronner's, Aubrey Organics, Badger Balm and Weleda. They also feature luxury skincare lines such as

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Eco-Products Recycled Coffee Cup, Now With the Most Recycled Content

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Published Oct. 5, 2009 at 12:34 p.m.
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Image via: Eco-Products While we still think that bringing your own reusable mug or water bottle is best, for those organic, fair trade, hip coffee shops out there in need of something a little more green, we introduce the Eco-Products recycled coffee cup, now with more recycled content ... Now, if all 16 billion paper hot coffee cups used more recycl ...

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Reusable Coffee Cozies: Upcycled, DIY, and Silicone Sleeves Reduce Cardboard

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Published June 23, 2009 at 3:27 p.m.
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Dump the disposable sleeve. Photo via flickr by Mykl Roventine Yeah, its best to bring your own ceramic mug with a handle to the café to fill your cup with coffee or tea, but when it’s left at home and you’re in line waiting for your fair trade organic soy latte, at least BYOC (bring your own cozy) instead of using a cardboard sleeve, even if it is recycled ...

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Fair Trade Super Woman: She's Danish, Dedicated, and Under 35

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Published June 9, 2009 at 4:52 a.m.
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Fair Trade has gone far beyond coffee and bananas - now there is everything from body scrub to hand towels, soccer balls to vanilla beans. You wouldn't know this in any normal U.S. store, but in Denmark, Fair Trade goods are fairly easy to find. Copenhagen is a Fair Trade city since last year, and it's easy to find a Fair Trade choice in nearly every major category at the local supermarket. But here's the kicker - are Fair Trade Danish superwomen, who buy body scrubs from Costa Rica and rafts of

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realfood festival is realgood

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Published May 11, 2009 at 5:28 a.m.
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The realfood festival is dedicated to bringing together the finest produce and products from the UK and abroad ... It is a celebration of small and large producers of delicious, healthy and nutritious food direct from the farmers ... There are lectures, animals, cooking shows and endless bits to taste. Trends this year : lots of cupcakes, olive oil, sausages, coffee and chocolate brownies ... Several places selling fresh herbs or kits to grow them ... Tons of muesli and granola ... Impact of

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Starbucks Makes Big Investment in Fair Trade

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Published April 20, 2009 at 12:49 p.m.
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CoopeTarrazu co-opWe love our Small-Marts, independent bookstores, locally owned coffee shops. But you can't get around the fact that when the big boys like Walmart or Starbucks make a move, it has impact ... We also love Fair Trade, and you can't get around the fact that while only ten percent of the coffee sold at Starbucks is Fair Trade Certified, that still makes them the largest purchaser in the world, buying forty million pounds of it this year. It can't get enough of the stuff. So now

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