Beat the Monday blues or manic Mondays with this great news! Every Monday’s MAKE IT YOUR DRINK MONDAYS! So go to your nearest Starbucks store and get your free shot/syrup
“Coffee”, just that word and I’m hooked! A “Love”-ly person e-mailed and reserved slots for me and my sister for a delightful coffee tasting seminar at Starbucks last weekend. They featured Guatemala Casi Cielo and Caffe Verona plus the company’s commitment to ethically source coffee through Shared Planet.
*Guatemala Casi Cielo - smell: floral, cocoa; taste: lemon acidity, smooth body, dark cocoa finish; mouth feel comes from the cocoa-powder texture that coats the tongue characteristic of the Antigua Region; an elegant coffee which complements sweet desserts, herbs and cheeses.
*Cafe Verona - roasty, sweet; low acidity, full body; a blend of coffees from four farms in the Antigua Region; complex and a multi-region blend (Latin America and Asia/Pacific with Italian Roast; a post-roast blendto bring out all the four coffee flavours.
*Shared Planet - (2008) is focused on three key ideas: Ethical Sourcing, Environmental Stewardship and Community Involvement; the company’s way to share their Global Responsibility efforts with their customers.
Needless to say my sister and I really enjoyed every bit of the seminar and have showed intent for the next seminars (another one as early as te first week of March). So for coffee lovers, new coffee drinkers or just simply foodie peeps..check out the Starbucks Coffee Seminars at a branch near you!
Starbucks isn't just about coffee. As part of their Shared Planet campaign they are also practicing recycling to help the environment by giving away free coffee grounds. I have been diligent since last year whenever I chanced upon a Starbucks branch, I ask for a bag to take home and my family has caught the habit too. Wouldn’t it be lovely to compliment your present or new garden with coffee grounds?
Coffee grounds can provide a valuable source of nutrition for your garden if used properly. You just add the “green” material as a side dressing to nitrogen-loving plants, including most perennials and allium plants. Then balance it with “brown” materials like leaves or dried grass.
You can also combine the coffee grounds to your compost. Just use the coffee grounds within two to three weeks of brewing for maximum nutritional value.
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