Finding a Balance Between Farmers and Farmville

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Published Dec. 17, 2009 at 12:51 p.m.
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Image credit: Good At Good , Peter Smith writes: The sun always shines. Pink cows produce strawberry milk. Soybeans take two days to grow and ripen. Something is not right. It's too clean. Nothing smells. Coffee bean grows next to squash. Millions of first-time farmers plant new crops every week. And—finally!—people pull out their wallets to support local agriculture. Welcome to Farmville ...

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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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From Coffee Grounds to Fabric: Fashion That Gives Us a Buzz

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Published July 7, 2009 at 12:01 p.m.
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Photo credit: Getty Images We've seen some pretty funky feedstock for fabric in our time, from chicken feathers to discarded cigarette butts. Now get set to look at your morning mud in a whole new light because a Taiwanese company has pioneered a method to weave waste coffee grounds into interlaced fibers. The result? A textile that dries quickly, protects against UV rays, and dampens odors, while meeting ...

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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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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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