http://planetgreen.discovery.com RSS Feed for a Tag http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/green-coffee-tea-guide.html Most of us need coffee or tea to start the day, but these commonly consumed drinks carry a big eco-footprint. Get your mornings going the green way with How to Go Green: Coffee and Tea. Most of us need coffee or tea to start the day, but these commonly consumed drinks carry a big eco-footprint. Get your mornings going the green way with How to Go Green: Coffee and Tea. Drinks Sustainable Coffee Tea Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:42:00 GMT Team Planet Green http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/green-coffee-tea-guide.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/national-coffee-day.html Today is National Coffee Day and for java drinkers are retailers around the country that means one thing: free coffee. But is there anything else you can do to make your coffee ritual more eco-friendly? Today is National Coffee Day and for java drinkers are retailers around the country that means one thing: free coffee. But is there anything else you can do to make your coffee ritual more eco-friendly? Drinks Fair Trade Sustainable Coffee Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:30:00 GMT David DeFranza http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/national-coffee-day.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/celebrate-honeybee-awareness-day.html Today, Saturday, August 22, is the first ever National Honey Bee Awareness Day. While bees are perhaps best known for keeping the world supplied with honey, the amazing striped insects deserving of their own day of awareness for a variety of other reasons, too. Today, Saturday, August 22, is the first ever National Honey Bee Awareness Day. While bees are perhaps best known for keeping the world supplied with honey, the amazing striped insects deserving of their own day of awareness for a variety of other reasons, too. Colleges Fruit Green Home Honey Insects Organic Pesticides Sustainable Coffee Sustainable Flowers Vegetables Video Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:53:00 GMT Collin Dunn http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/celebrate-honeybee-awareness-day.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/environmentalist-indulge-tropical-foods.html So you go to the farmers' market every week. You buy exclusively organic, and you're a vegetarian. But there's still a dirty little secret that can be found in the depths of your pantry and atop your counter: tropical foods. Tropical foods can travel quite a distance to get to your table (unless you live in the tropics!). That means a hefty carbon footprint. So you go to the farmers' market every week. You buy exclusively organic, and you're a vegetarian. But there's still a dirty little secret that can be found in the depths of your pantry and atop your counter: tropical foods. Tropical foods can travel quite a distance to get to your table (unless you live in the tropics!). That means a hefty carbon footprint. Carbon Footprint Eco-Friendly Foods Food Miles Sustainable Coffee Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:00:00 GMT Sara Novak http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/environmentalist-indulge-tropical-foods.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/coffee-black-gold.html I recently discovered that a friend was coming in from a neighboring town and collecting coffee grounds from behind a café that I sometimes write from. I got all territorial with him and suggested these were for 'locals only'. I was joking, of course, but it is true to say that spent coffee grounds are a sought after commodity around here. I recently discovered that a friend was coming in from a neighboring town and collecting coffee grounds from behind a café that I sometimes write from. I got all territorial with him and suggested these were for 'locals only'. I was joking, of course, but it is true to say that spent coffee grounds are a sought after commodity around here. Composting Gardening Outdoors Sustainable Coffee Waste Disposal Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:00:00 GMT Sami Grover http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/coffee-black-gold.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/french-pressed-coffee-cheap.html French pressed coffee may seem to be a luxury. But really it's an instant way to save money and green your daily coffee fix (especially if you choose organic coffee). French pressed coffee may seem to be a luxury. But really it's an instant way to save money and green your daily coffee fix (especially if you choose organic coffee). Green On A Budget Organic Penny Pinching Saving Energy Sustainable Coffee Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:00:00 GMT Laurel House http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/french-pressed-coffee-cheap.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/brain-boosting-foods.html Whether you’re already a green genius, or on your way to becoming one—power up with these six brain-boosting foods courtesy of Gaiam. Whether you’re already a green genius, or on your way to becoming one—power up with these six brain-boosting foods courtesy of Gaiam. Eggs Fair Trade Health Nutrition Organic Sustainable Coffee Tea Vegetables Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:16:00 GMT Jessica Root http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/brain-boosting-foods.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/reuse-coffee-grounds.html A lot of people already know coffee grounds are great for enriching soil with nitrogen, but if your gardens just can't keep up with your coffee habit there are a ton of other great ways to put those grounds to use. A lot of people already know coffee grounds are great for enriching soil with nitrogen, but if your gardens just can't keep up with your coffee habit there are a ton of other great ways to put those grounds to use. Five Reuses For Reuse Sustainable Coffee Wed, 27 May 2009 13:45:00 GMT Cara Smusiak http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/reuse-coffee-grounds.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/coffee-garden.html Coffee is the vice that no matter how much I try and put it deep in the depths of yesteryear, it comes back to haunt me. As a yoga instructor, I have worked countless times to rid myself of this habit that comes in the form of a cup o' joe. Maybe now when I'm craving some coffee I can just throw it on my garden instead. Coffee is the vice that no matter how much I try and put it deep in the depths of yesteryear, it comes back to haunt me. As a yoga instructor, I have worked countless times to rid myself of this habit that comes in the form of a cup o' joe. Maybe now when I'm craving some coffee I can just throw it on my garden instead. Fair Trade Gardening Organic Gardening Tips Sustainable Coffee Tue, 05 May 2009 08:30:00 GMT Sara Novak http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/coffee-garden.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/vinegar-amazing-green-office.html The excessive usefulness of vinegar marches on like a tart and zesty juggernaut. It's very useful as a cleaner and much greener than its chemical-laden counterparts. Vinegar can be used outdoors, on the garden and in the car. It can also be used at work. Here are some suggestions. The excessive usefulness of vinegar marches on like a tart and zesty juggernaut. It's very useful as a cleaner and much greener than its chemical-laden counterparts. Vinegar can be used outdoors, on the garden and in the car. It can also be used at work. Here are some suggestions. Clothing Computers Eco-Friendly Office Eco-Friendly Travel Furniture Green Appliances Green Cleaning Health Lawn Care Outdoors Planet Green Sustainable Coffee Sustainable Fabrics Video Vinegar Water Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:30:00 GMT Josh Peterson http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/vinegar-amazing-green-office.html