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Planting seeds of commercePeet's Coffee has joined an effort to develop a vibrant coffee industry in sub-Saharan Africa. The Coffee Initiative, as it's called, is run by TechnoServe, anonprofit funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The goal: to double the income of poor coffee farmers in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda by linking their products with coffee lovers in the developed world.
COOLHAUS: ice cream sandwiches for architects and design nerdsCustom-built modern architecture inspired ice cream sandwiches with "prefab flavor" names like Frank Berry and Mies Vanilla Rohe.
Guinness 250 Anniversary StoutI've said it before, but I'll say it again: mmmm... beer. The limited-edition US release celebrates Arthur Guinness' signing of a 9,000-year lease in 1759 at St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin, still (at least for the now) the company's flagship brewery.
Green BeerDon't drink beer with food coloring... ever. Here are 12 'green' (organic in this case) beers to consider.
It’s Organic, but Does That Mean It’s Safer?"Shoppers who think organic food is safer are often surprised to hear that organic certification technically has nothing to do with food safety." Huh? Really? For real? People are funny.
From a Portuguese Marsh, Salt, the Traditional Way“Life begins in the ocean,” Mr. Navalho said. “What we are selling is ocean saltwater without the water. Call it sea dust.” To many people, salt is salt. But to those for whom it is a gourmet condiment, few varieties compare to the crème de la crème of salt known as fleur de sel," or flor de sal, as it is known in Portugal. “Oh salty sea, so much of your salt is tears of Portugal.”-Fernando Pessoa
Remembering a Coffee RevolutionaryI'm drinking a Peet's coffee right now... as I do most every day. And today I shed a tear into my Peet's brew in memory of Alfred H. Peet, founder of Peet's Coffee and Tea and pioneer of craft-brewed coffee in America.