charitable organizations that go "hand in hand" with coffee shops - Barista Exchange2024-03-29T07:50:23Zhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/charitable-organizations-that?commentId=1688216%3AComment%3A1013222&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noway to go, shadow!
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way to go, shadow!<br />
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sage<br />
the coffee hound
way to go, shadow!<br />
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the coffee hound We live/operate in a treehugg…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2011-01-25:1688216:Comment:10129042011-01-25T15:50:50.705ZShadowhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/Shadow
We live/operate in a treehugger (environmentally friendly) county and have no problem getting rid of grounds. I save all pucks/drip grounds and dump them into a 13 gallon trash can/bag. Once the bag is full (30 lbs.~) I drop them off to a guy on the way home. He does organic farming and contacted us about getting the grounds regularly. Since his place is right on the way home we said not a problem. Before that people did pick them up every week or so for community flower beds and that sort of…
We live/operate in a treehugger (environmentally friendly) county and have no problem getting rid of grounds. I save all pucks/drip grounds and dump them into a 13 gallon trash can/bag. Once the bag is full (30 lbs.~) I drop them off to a guy on the way home. He does organic farming and contacted us about getting the grounds regularly. Since his place is right on the way home we said not a problem. Before that people did pick them up every week or so for community flower beds and that sort of thing. We compost our coffee grounds…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2011-01-25:1688216:Comment:10128922011-01-25T13:27:00.458ZRon Ingberhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/RonIngber
<p>We compost our coffee grounds (and egg shells) and use the compost in our gardens.</p>
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<p>Ron, the Country Guy</p>
<p>We compost our coffee grounds (and egg shells) and use the compost in our gardens.</p>
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<p>Ron, the Country Guy</p> Milk waste can be used to fee…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2011-01-25:1688216:Comment:10128732011-01-25T06:01:45.706ZVictoria Wilcoxhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/VictoriaStubbs
Milk waste can be used to feed pigs - the cafe I work in is looking in to saving our wasted milk for some local pig farmers. That is assuming you're a respectable establishment that doesn't re-heat milk!! Not necessarily a charitable gesture, but a sustainable and eco-friendly one. Good on you for making the effort! It's easy to keep doing things the same way, but how satisfying to know you can change a few processes to make a difference.
Milk waste can be used to feed pigs - the cafe I work in is looking in to saving our wasted milk for some local pig farmers. That is assuming you're a respectable establishment that doesn't re-heat milk!! Not necessarily a charitable gesture, but a sustainable and eco-friendly one. Good on you for making the effort! It's easy to keep doing things the same way, but how satisfying to know you can change a few processes to make a difference. lisa, check out www.curbly.co…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2011-01-24:1688216:Comment:10123712011-01-24T19:33:30.620Zsagehttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/sage
<p>lisa, check out <a href="http://www.curbly.com" target="_blank">www.curbly.com</a> for the top 10 good uses for coffee grounds...some sane, some not so sane!</p>
<p>also, i think it was member stickman on here that suggested instead of offering customers a reward card of some type, how about donating that same money to an independent farmer of your choice? thought that that was a great idea. i think your roaster might be able to put you in touch with a small farm…</p>
<p>lisa, check out <a href="http://www.curbly.com" target="_blank">www.curbly.com</a> for the top 10 good uses for coffee grounds...some sane, some not so sane!</p>
<p>also, i think it was member stickman on here that suggested instead of offering customers a reward card of some type, how about donating that same money to an independent farmer of your choice? thought that that was a great idea. i think your roaster might be able to put you in touch with a small farm operation.</p>
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<p>just some thoughts!</p>
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<p>have a good one,</p>
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<p>sage</p>
<p>the coffee hound</p> i found a group called "groun…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2011-01-22:1688216:Comment:10116202011-01-22T22:15:35.529ZLisa Harrishttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/LisaHarris
i found a group called "grounds for change" but haven't really investigated them yet. i have a bunch of organic farms in my area...i'll look into that too. Thanks! Funny, I watched an episode of Mythbusters where they made an amazingly strong/waterproof building material out of woodpulp and water which they froze, maybe coffee grounds have some kind of building use? sounds like a science project!
i found a group called "grounds for change" but haven't really investigated them yet. i have a bunch of organic farms in my area...i'll look into that too. Thanks! Funny, I watched an episode of Mythbusters where they made an amazingly strong/waterproof building material out of woodpulp and water which they froze, maybe coffee grounds have some kind of building use? sounds like a science project! We found a small veggie farme…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2011-01-22:1688216:Comment:10113562011-01-22T19:40:30.110ZDennis McQuoidhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/DennisMcQuoid
We found a small veggie farmer at an outdoor market near our shop that will take our grounds. Not a charity formally, but works good for both of us. I loath throwing them away.
We found a small veggie farmer at an outdoor market near our shop that will take our grounds. Not a charity formally, but works good for both of us. I loath throwing them away.