Gourmet organic chocolates by Intemperantia
Intemperantia is Latin for self indulgence and is the perfect way to describe the gourmet organic chocolates they have available for sale. They use traditional methods from Switzerland and only the finest ingredients to ensure a smooth product. No artificial flavours and only 100% cocoa butter unlike the cheaper mass produced chocolates that substitute with cheaper oils.
In addition to the organic chocolates there are vegan, truffles, dark chocolates and other specialties. They have a shop in Pacific Palisades and also an online store. Shipping is important and all orders placed before 12 noon will be shipped the same day and consideration is made to ensure no orders are left in housing facilities over weekends, thus ensuring a fresh product on arrival.
More details are available at the Intemperantia website.
Java Jacket – recycled coffee cup sleeves
Java Jackets are functional as well as being eco-friendly. Takeaway coffee growth has been huge of the last decade especially and the number of disposable coffee cups used is staggering. Particularly if you go to one of those cafe’s where if you order a hot drink with no milk or cream to cool it and they use two cups so you don’t burn your hand. Java Jackets are a good alternative and the serve more than one purpose because in addition to acting as an insulator, it also means the coffee shop owners don’t need to get custom printed cups. Either use the generic jackets or get them custom printed instead of the cups. It is cheaper.
The original Java Jackets are made from 100% recycled paper of which at least 90% is post consumer. Inks are 100% water-based and the glue used to bind them is biodegradable, non-toxic and FDA approved for indirect contact with food. They can be reused or even put in the compost if necessary.
More details at the Java Jacket website.
Klean Kanteen 27oz Stainless Steel Drink Bottle
Klean Kanteen is a family business that started producing their first products in 2004. Their desire was to product a drink bottle that was environmentally friendly and also free of toxins making it a win win for the bottle owner. Anyone with a slight interest in the environment knows that it takes about four litres of water to produce one litre of bottled water for drinking so any time the containers can be reused the better it is for the environment. Problem is that the plastic water bottles, even thought they can be recycled, contain toxins such as BPA that are slowly released from the bottles. The Klean Kanteen people came up with the solution.
The Klean Kanteen Stainless Steel drink bottles are made from 18/8 food grade stainless steel and don’t contain any plastic threads or liners. Other brands have recently admitted that the liners they use in their aluminium bottles contained BPA. Kind of defeats the purpose a bit. The Klean Kanteen bottles don’t and you have the option of a BPA free polypropylene or stainless steel cap. The seals are toxin-free silicone. The bottles are safe for most liquids and because nothing leached from the bottle to the liquid, the falours are not affected. A range of colours, styles of caps and a wide mouth opening make these the ideal choice.
Further details and to buy online head to Klean Kanteen from Amazon.
Endangered Species All Natural Chocolate
Endangered Species All Natural Chocolate is another socially conscious product that is proof not all natural products have to taste bland. Endangered Species Chocolate, as the name suggests, are a socially responsibly company that donates 10% of their net profits to help support species and their habitats. In 2009 they established a chartiable foundation to help the cause.
The Endangered Species All Natural chocolate bars are available in 3oz bars and a variety of styles. They all have a high cocoa content and made from all natural ethically traded chocolate. This is extremely important and you should only be buying ethically traded chocolate because of the terrible conditions workers in this industry can be subjected to buy the large corporate buyers and their demands for cheap materials. Even the packaging is made from recycled 30% post-consumer FSC certified paper.
Some of the styles include Extreme Dark Chocolate, Supreme Dark Chocolate, Dark Chocolate with Deep Forest Mint, Dark Chocolate with Hazelnut Toffee, Milk Chocolate with Cherries and many more.
Buy this premium chocolate online from Mother Nature
Newman’s Own Organics Special Blend Coffee
Who would have thought Paul Newman’s food empire would have grown as much as it has back when he first introduced his salad dressing. A stunning example of a company that tried to do the right thing from day one. Too many celebrities look to put their name on something and hope to gain a monetary value from the sale. Paul Newman just wanted to do something for the community.
Newman’s Own Organics has partnered with Green Mountain Coffee to help product a fine range of organic Fair Trade certified coffees. The Newman’s Special Blend is a blend of medium roasted Central American and dark roasted indonesian coffees. This keeps both the light and dark coffee lovers happy.
Buy it from Mother Nature or Coffee For Less.
Bigelow Natural Organic Fair Trade Ceylon Black Tea
Bigelow is the type of company that deserves more media coverage. They provide a quality product in competition with some of the large consumer goods players and still manage to compete on price, taste and more importantly corporate responsibility. Solar power, paperless offices, reduced transportation emission and recycled packaging are a few of the ways they try to make the world a better place all the while producing great tasting products.
Their all natural organic Ceylon black tea is USDA (www.usda.gov) organic certified and also Fair Trade certified. There is no excuse for buying nnon Fair Trade teas and coffees these days. There are plenty to chosen from and they are not all premium priced. Each bag is individually to maintain freshness.
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Bigelow Organic Green Tea
Bigelow Tea produces some of the finest teas in the world. They manage to do this whilst keeping and eye on how they do it and not just the end product. As their website says, “it’s just the right thing to do.” Some of the things they do from a corporate prespective include 85% biodegradable or recyclable packaging (including teabags), solar panel installation at their headquarters, almost paperless office and consolidating shipping loads to reduce the number of miles travelled for deliveries.
All the above is great, however, the products also need to taste good. There is something about the green tea you get in a Japanese restaurant because it always taste better than the off the shelf versions. It’s pleasing to finaly locate a product that almost tastes the same. The Bigelow Organic Green Tea is the product.
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Newman’s Own Organics Nells Breakfast Blend Coffee
Nell Newman, daughter of Paul Newman and Joanna Woodward, started the organic division of Newman’s Own and it now includes USDA and Fair Trade certified coffees. Newman’s Own and in turn the organic division shares a similar philosphy with their partner, Green Mountain Coffee in that they strive to ensure the coffee growers from some of the poorer parts of the world receive a fair price for the afforts. they also try to help with other areas of agriculture as evidenced by the help given to the women in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Newman’s Own Organics Nell’s Breakfast Blend is a smooth coffee, obviously suited to early morning drinking. The inclusion of some of the Indonesian coffees helps to give it a distinctive flavour.
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Endangered Species Organic Chocolate
Endangered Species Chocolate is impossible to not eat. Who could pass up the opportunity to eat high quality rich dark chocolate and know that in addition to eating 100% organic chocolate, you are also helping to save the planet, one bite at a time? In 2009 the company created a charitable foundation with the aim of working with nonprofits to help save the plight of endangered species around the world. Ten percent of the net profits from Endangered Species Chocolate has been donated each year since its founding in 1993 and the foundation is a more formal way of promoting this cause.
On to the chocolate though. The range of 100% organic 3oz bars includes dark chocolate with Goji berry, pecans and maca or with goldenberry and lucuma or with cacao nibs, yacon and acai or plain dark or milk chocolate. You can also buy the organic health collection which combines the first three. The packaging is 30% post-consumer FSC certified paper and depending on the item, includes information on some of the endangered species. These chocolates are certified organic, vegan, gluten free and kosher.
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Scarborough Fair Foods fairtrade, organic chocolate
Scarborough Fair organic chocolate, available in the Australian market is a Fairtrade certified organic chocolate. The Fairtrade certification is an important consideration when buying chocolate because it is a product where exploitation is rife, however, it is not widely known. If you wish to do some reading then the article in Fortune magazine, Chocolate’s bittersweet economy is a good place to start.
Originally the Scarborough Fair range was only available for Easter and the good news is that it is now available all year. The four premium chocolate blends are Rapture (70% dark orange chocolate), Sinless (70% dark chocolate), Adore (milk chocolate) and Blameless (fruit and nut milk chocolate).
Full details available at the Scarborough Fair Foods website.
