Sustainable coffee in compostable bags? Let's go #zerowaste!/ Café en bolsa compostable!

You all know how much I enjoy my daily cup of coffee but something that bothered me every time I made myself a black coffee or cappuccino is the BPA plastic bag coffee normally comes in which CAN’T be recycled. These ordinary bags are non-biodegradable waste we send to our landfills every week! Unnecessary waste! And then, luckily, I found Chikmonk!

Chikmonk offers sustainably cultivated, toxic-free, Rainforest Alliance Certified (their mission is to protect our forests, wildlife and farmers) and fair-trade coffee packaged in bags that are plastic-free and compostable (home and industrial composting!). Even the sticker on the back is compostable! They are made of cornstarch and, as if all these sustainable practices weren’t amazing enough, Chikmonk also harvests water during monsoon season in India to be used for its coffee plantations, uses solar energy, donates a percentage of its profits to empower and educate women and children in farming communities in India, and also offsets the CO2 it emits through the coffee roasting process. Now this is a cup of coffee we can enjoy guilt-free! Don’t you agree?

To support this eco-incredible brand and get your bag of goodness, go to www.chikmonk.com and use code “WATERTHRUSKIN10” to get 10% off! And, if you live in Miami or the Ft Lauderdale area, you can also get your bags of Chikmonk at one of my favorite vegan stores, Vegan Fine Foods, using the same code!

Happy conscious coffee sipping!

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Todos ustedes saben cuánto disfruto mi taza diaria de café, pero algo que me molestaba cada vez que me preparaba un café negro o un capuchino es que el café siempre viene en bolsa de plástico BPA que NO PUEDE ser reciclada. Estas bolsas comunes son desechos no biodegradables que enviamos a nuestros vertederos todas las semanas! Basura innecesaria. Pero por suerte, encontré a Chikmonk!

Chikmonk ofrece café certificado por Rainforest Alliance (su misión es proteger nuestros bosques, vida silvestre y agricultores), cultivado de forma sostenible, libre de tóxicos, y apoya el comercio justo, envasado en bolsas libres de plástico y compostables (en casa e industrial!). Incluso la etiqueta en la parte posterior es compostable! Están hechas de almidón de maíz y, como si todas estas prácticas sostenibles no fueran lo suficientemente sorprendentes, Chikmonk también recolecta agua durante la temporada del monzón en la India para utilizarla en sus cafetales, utiliza energía solar, dona un porcentaje de sus ganancias para empoderar y educar mujeres y niños en comunidades agrícolas en la India, y también compensa las emisiones de CO2 que emite a través del proceso del tostado de café.

Ahora, esta es una taza de café que podemos disfrutar sin culpa alguna! ¿No están de acuerdo?

Para apoyar a esta marca eco-increíble y obtener su bolsa llenas de bondad y café delicioso, vayan a www.chikmonk.com y usen el código "WATERTHRUSKIN10" para obtener un 10% de descuento. Y, si viven en Miami o en el área de Ft Lauderdale, también pueden obtener sus bolsas de Chikmonk en una de mis tiendas veganas favoritas, Vegan Fine Foods, usando el mismo código!

Felices días con café consciente!

(Sponsored by Chikmonk)

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Coffee facts TO KNOW & a green brand reshaping it all! WICKED JOE.

Today’s topic is coffee. Why?  For three very good reasons. 1) I haven’t met one soul on this lovely planet that doesn’t like coffee. 2) I’m fascinated by it. From the aroma it releases when I prepare it in the morning, to its health benefits (despite all the controversial research articles out there, coffee does have a few health benefits. Click here to read about them.) which put a cute smile on my face every single time! There’s something about coffee that makes us all drool over it, but here’s an eye-opening detail you might have not heard of, since the companies of this second most traded commodity (after oil) do not put in on their products’ labels. Coffee production has a devastating effect on the planet and some of its most delicate eco-systems, and this devastation is increasing by the second. Just imagine this: 400 billion cups of coffee are consumed by us every year for which roughly 200,000 acres of rainforests are being burned on a daily basis. Let me rephrase this.. I wrote DAILY! What does this all mean though? Well, it basically means that this "massive deforestation is one of the leading causes of air and water pollution, soil erosion, the release of carbon dioxide, the loss of biodiversity through mass extinction of plants and animals. Fewer rainforests also mean less rain, less oxygen for us to breathe, and an increased threat from global warming.” (by: Going Green Today) That brings me to the third good reason of today’s topic: 3) There are ways to prevent these harmful impacts of coffee production without having to reduce your consumption entirely! We just need to look for the green options. Companies that are producing organic, fair-trade and rainforest alliance certified coffee. Wicked Joe is a brand that fits all those categories, and many more! Wicked Joe is officially taking ethical and sustainable coffee to the next level! They are a B-Corp (certification based on a company's practices and missions taking nature and people into consideration and showing transparency in all) and focus on producing and selling coffee that protects rainforests, birds, the hands that harvest the beans, the local communities, and soil. They have composting systems in place, work with different non-profits to improve the livelihoods of the children living in coffee-growing communities, and so SO much more! They make coffee that is both good for your health (organic and free of harmful pesticides) and kind to our planet. One you can enjoy every morning guilt-free. 

PS: in case you didn't know, coffee has been proven to be one of the most chemically-treated crops in the world. Solution? GO ORGANIC. Always!