At a first glance you’ll be attracted to it’s hourglass figure, but it’s internal workings are cold as ice! Check out the Hourglass cold brew coffee maker, many people like the sleek design and convenience but at the greenerist we like to know more about he eco-tech.
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If you’re a huge coffee drinker like me, you should try to support organic shade grown coffee when you get a chance. The reason shade grown coffee is better than sun grown coffee plantations is because shade grown is a more natural environment that doesn’t require cutting trees and using pesticides.
Just imagine coffee shrubs growing under the shade of tall trees which also serve as homes for birds and forest dwelling wildlife, that’s organic shade grown coffee! Picture sun grown coffee on fields where beautiful trees were chopped down to create these farms.
Unfortunately you can’t find shade grown coffee at Starbucks, but you can search for locations at Smithsonian National Zoo Website or purchase a bag of Caffe Appassionato Organic Shade Grown online.
A couple of years ago, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf introduced more eco-friendly practices like using glass or ceramic mugs for customers sitting in to cut down on waste. Last week I was at my local Coffee Bean at the Irvine Market Place and noticed they had the usual trash bin on one side of the entrance and a recycle bin on the other side.
In my opinion having a recycle bin at Coffee Bean is awesome! Since all their paper and plastic cups are the type of materials that can easily be recycled.
Next time you make that fresh brew of coffee, don’t throw away the grounds. Instead store them in a container or sprinkle them evenly over lettuce beds, bushes or your front lawn. Coffee grounds are high in nitrogen making them a perfect fertilizer for leafy growth.
