I drink too much diet Coke. This is what I concluded about a month ago. I use it mostly to wake up in morning and find it takes more and more of it as time goes on. I've read enough warnings about the ill-effects of diet sodas to know better than to let this continue.
I've also learned more and been drawn more to Saint's Coffee, www.saintscoffee.com . Even though I've never been a coffee drinker, the mission of Saint's Coffee was enough to get me to want to try it. Every purchase of their coffee or their products feeds an orphan for one month.
So I was going to try coffee and since I really wanted to give this the best chance of becoming a daily reality for me, I began to consider what kind of coffee maker to use. I got an email from America's Test Kitchen at this time which included a video on their top two methods of making coffee. I was interested the most in the french press method. It was simple and compact. I bought this one at Amazon, http://www.amazon.com/Frieling-Stainless-Steel-35-Ounce-French-Press/dp/B00009ADDS/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1262453115&sr=8-7. It is all stainless steel, no mechanicals, no filters to buy, nothing to break. Plus, it takes little space and looks great on my counter. This thing may last forever. Any coffee maker will make coffee, but I really like that this one takes no filters and won't be something that may quit working in a few months. There is nothing mechanical about it, so I expect to continue using it for a long, long time.
The orders for both the french press and my Saint's Coffee arrived. I was all set. I made my first cup with sugar and cream...it was heavenly!
I am now a huge cheerleader for Saint's Coffee. Here's some information from their page on Facebook, "Saint’s Coffee is a small-batch, micro-roaster offering specialty blends and unique varietals of 100% fair trade and organic coffees. But beyond being the freshest, finest, and fairest of them all—Saint’s Coffee is transforming the lives of orphaned children by investing almost 1/3rd of net profits from every sale into organizations helping children.
Bottom Line: Provide our customers the best coffee they've ever tasted while funneling much of the profit to the most needy people of the world.
It’s hard to shop your values these days. But American consumers have more power than ever…why not turn that into a powerful force for good? Saint’s Coffee is about bringing justice to orphans first. Let’s face it, we all buy coffee. What we individually spend on coffee is more than most people in the developing world make in an entire year. So, what can YOU do about that?
~ Ignore it…nope, too heartless
~ Stop drinking coffee…stupid idea!
~ Change your vendor…yes!
Use your greatest power—the power to CHOOSE who you buy coffee from. No, we don’t have 40,000 stores on every street corner in America. This movement is not about convenience, it’s about buying coffee that reflects your values…coffee that cares about the same things you do."
This appeals to me. This is just one more way I can live my convictions. I mean, who knows what those soda companies are doing with their money?! The mission of Saint's Coffee is to save lives. I had to try it. And I am so glad to find that I enjoy it more than anything I've drank before.
Not only does it save lives and taste great, it is also organic and fair trade. The benefits just keep on coming. Only 3% of all the coffee beans in the world are good enough for Saint's Coffee, so you can believe it is good coffee.
As I was adding my used coffee grounds to my compost bucket the other morning, it occurred to me that coffee grounds are good for the soil, and that soda is good for getting corrosion off your battery cables. Which one would you rather drink? Hmm?
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