Rainforest Alliance Week is September 19th - 23rd

Small Actions = Big Changes

Help support a healthier planet.  During Rainforest Alliance Week  and beyond take even one small step toward sustainability.  Choose coffee, tea, chocolate, fruit, paper and furniture that features the green frog seal.  Be sure to tell friends, family and everyone you know to follow the frog!!

The Rainforest Alliance uses the power of markets to stop the major drivers of deforestation and environmental destruction: timber extraction, agricultural expansion, cattle ranching and tourism.  They work to ensure millions of acres of working forests, farms, ranch lands and hotel properties are managed according to rigorous sustainability standards.  And by linking those businesses to conscientious consumers, who identify their goods and services through the Rainforest Alliance Certified™ seal and Rainforest Alliance Verified™ mark, they demonstrate that sustainable practices can help businesses thrive in the modern economy.
The information contained in this post was obtained from -

• Rainforest Alliance
• The Frog Blog

You can follow Rainforest Alliance on -  

• Facebook 
• Twitter

Just one of the many ways Reunion Island Coffee is celebrating Rainforest Alliance Week is by sponsoring a great giveaway with 3 winners!!  You can enter here.  Good-luck!!

Monica

~ CLOSED ~ Reunion Island Coffee, Review and Giveaway

Anyone who knows me can attest to my great love for coffee. We always grind our own beans and make a 14 cup pot to start our day. Yes, you read that correctly, 14 cups!!  However, I don't drink it all, my husband works from home and I share it with him!

Reunion Island Coffee  is celebrating Rainforest Alliance Week,  September 19-23, 2011. To help promote awareness and to share in the festivities I recently tested their Rainforest Alliance Certified, Costa Rica, La Hilda Estate, whole bean coffee.  

For information on Rainforest Alliance Certified products, please watch this short video.

When my review package arrived, as soon as I opened the box, I could smell the delicious coffee aroma.  I was already looking forward to the next morning when I could taste this heavenly smelling coffee. 
I always try to be environmentaly conscious and supporting sustainable farming is just one way to help our planet thrive. 
Reunion Island has a similar philosophy and they searched for a coffee that would meet their flavour and quality preferences while being sustainably farmed  They found that coffee at the La Hilda Estate in Costa Rica`s Central Valley region.  This Rainforest Alliance Certified farm benefits from rich volcanic soil, high altitude and four generations of coffee growing experience.
I am not a coffee connoisseur by any means, but the resulting coffee is clean and balanced. When I took my first sip I could taste honey and a slight nutty flavour, the coffee left no after-taste, just a crisp sweetness. 

If you are looking for a great cup of medium bodied coffee, look no further, this is the coffee for you!

 My review package...love the coffee and have already used the travel mug several times!

BUY IT - 

To purchase any of their amazing coffees, teas or general merchandise,  visit the Reunion Island website and use the code word "yummy" for free shipping on purchases over $19.00

WIN IT - 

The very kind people at Reunion Island are giving away three prize packs,  just like my review package, pictured above.  Each one consisting of - 

• two x 12oz bags of Reunion Island, Rainforest Alliance Certified, Costa Rica coffee
• one Stainless Steel Travel mug.  

AND if that wasn't amazing enough...

Reunion Island is also giving away a BUNN My Café to one lucky Facebook fan this month, so be sure to join their page soon, you don't want to miss this!! 
MANDATORY ENTRY -
Visit the Reunion Island website and tell me, in the comment section below this form,  about something you learned or a product you would love to try.  (Excluding the product I reviewed)   

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