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Archive for the ‘Eco-Friendly’ Category

May 13th, 2008

Java Pop..Coffee SODA?

I don’t often drink cokes anymore.
Now, when I say that you have to understand that cokes is a generic word for sweet, fizzy drinks.  Here in Texas you go to the Whataburger, and they will ask what kind of coke you want.  Dr Pepper? Root Beer? Cola? Sprite?
Tags: coke, fair trade, Java pop, organic soda, […]

By Marye -- 11 comments

May 10th, 2008

Saturday Surfing:Coffee Savings for World Fair Trade Day!!

I think that is my favorite image this week.    If only that table looked like that all the time!
How was your week? Mine has been super busy.  I feel like I have neglected the blog!  I have not visited much, not because I don’t wish to visit but because I have been so overwhelmed […]

By Marye -- 1 comment

April 10th, 2008

For Earth Day:Grow Your Own Herbal Tea!

Jennifer and Peggy at Treehugging Family are focusing on Earth Day at b5 all month.
Some of the big environmental issues facing consumers today is greenhouse gas, carbon footprints the size of the Jolly Green Giant, and socio-ethical issues concerning working conditions and Fair Trade for farmers and workers. It can be overwhelming to try […]

By Marye -- 3 comments

April 7th, 2008

Ultra -Pasteurized Milk, Why Not?

Image: (c)Marye Audet 2007 Apron Strings and Simmering Things
Many of us put milk, cream, or half and half in our coffee and tea. Because of this I feel comfortable in the post I am about to publish being within the realm of my subject matter, ie: coffee and tea.
I am having a […]

By Marye -- 0 comments

March 21st, 2008

Low Price, at What Cost?

I was reading through some things on the Internet and came across an intriguing article, entitled,Buying Green Masks Reality. I read the article with great interest, and finally, with more agreement than I had at first thought I would.
You see, just buying green is not going to fix problems. It is not going […]

By Marye -- 5 comments

March 12th, 2008

Gold Filters for the Environment and for Your Wallet

 
I have been using gold filters in my coffee and tea things for years. I like them alot because, well, I am cheap. They last for a really long time, and I hate paying money for coffee filters all the time. Plus, with as much coffee as we drink we probably would cause […]

By Marye -- 2 comments

December 3rd, 2007

Green Mountain Coffee Holiday Flavors

Green Mountain Coffee, if you don’t know, is a coffee company that takes it’s coffee seriously. They deal in organically grown, fair trade, and shade grown coffees and their flavors and blends are spectacular. Hand crafted is all over the coffee from the first sniff to the final slurp.
I like flavored coffees.  Marc can take […]

By Marye -- 7 comments

November 16th, 2007

Simple Ways To Green Your Coffee & Tea

 
Besides leaving it out over the weekend and having an irritating layer of green fuzz growing on it, I mean.
There are lots of small things we do everyday without thinking about them. Over a period of years we develop habits, things we do over and over with very little thought. Not necessarily because they are […]

By Marye -- 0 comments

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