Practical solutions for the common good.
Recycling Coffee Grounds to make innovative water filters in the Developing World. Who would have thought your daily cup of coffee could help bring clean drinking water to the developing World? Abundant Water, a local product, is making a difference Abundant Water (AW) is an Australian NGO, started in 2008…
LOVE BUDS: WE’RE PLEASED TO MEAT YOU
We’re feeling All G. Why? Our founder, Jan Pacas and plant-based food company, All G Foods has scored one of Australia’s largest seed funding rounds. Here comes delicious Love BUDS Patties are making a beeline for your menu this summer as well as hitting shelves at selected IGA’s at…
Carbon Positive Coffee Farms
By Minas Hill Pedro Gabarra’s Santo Antonio, Vertentes and Pinhal farms have received the final results of assessment and can now proudly claim to be Carbon positive coffee farms! At Minas Hill, we want people to be as excited as we are about sustainable coffees. Choosing your supplier wisely can have a positive impact on the…
Patty Mills, Ziggy Alberts and Camilla Franks among list of global stars creating rare artworks to save the Daintree
Environmental leaders Rainforest Rescue and BioPak launch global campaign, Voices for the Rainforest, to raise much-needed funds for one of the world’s most important and ancient ecosystems, the Daintree Rainforest. Olympian and NBA player Patty Mills, singer/songwriter Ziggy Alberts and fashion designer Camilla Franks are among the list of 18 global stars creating exclusive artworks to raise funds and awareness for the Australian Daintree Rainforest. As part…
Ellepot: Innovation in the Coffee Nursery
Article source If you’ve ever visited a coffee farm, you might have passed by long rows of baby trees tightly packed in plastic tubes, waiting for their turn to join a lot on the farm. Nurseries are essential for consistent production—replanting lots is a necessary task carried out to maintain…
Baby Turtles Wash Up DEAD on QLD Beaches; Cause of Death? PLASTICS!
Article By Rob Marlowe, Cafe Culture Digital. I was awoken this morning to a sway of emotion! First, a cramp attacking my calf muscle, taking me from deep sleep to standing upright in severe pain, to a cup of freshly brewed, pour over coffee, single origin from PNG. To a…
Good for the planet and good for your pocket
The Responsible Cafes Stronger Together Summit is here 3 February, 2021 Responsible Cafes, a 5000-strong network of cafes across Australia, is launching their first Stronger Together Cafe Summit, calling on cafes to join a series of virtual sessions to learn how to increase customer engagement, reduce waste and carbon emissions,…
What Does “Rainforest Alliance Certified” Mean?
The Rainforest Alliance seal promotes collective action for people and nature. It amplifies and reinforces the beneficial impacts of responsible choices, from farms and forests all the way to the supermarket check-out. The seal allows you to recognize and choose products that contribute toward a better future for people and…
LEACHING MICROPLASTICS IN YOUR COFFEE
Our friends at Responsible Cafes have unveiled yet another reason to ditch disposable paper cups. "We have always had an inkling that microplastics leach into hot water from plastic lined single-use coffee cups, however this study really confirms our biggest fears. This report signifies just another great reason to support…
Seeking a sustainable coffee industry
Original article by Deakin University From grew to brew: study seeks to build coffee industry sustainability Business supply chain experts are seeking to make our daily coffee more sustainable on an industry-wide level. Research across the entire industry supply chain – looking beyond the farm to the whole production journey…
