Wednesday, March 17, 2004


coffee grows trees

not just on them. tomorrow, canadian coffee lovers can drink to improve the environment. toronto's second cup will donate C$1 to tree canada's project maple day fund for every cup you buy.

second cup was recently named toronto's best specialty coffee. i haven't had their beans, but i know from this project that their heart's in the right place! this is just another reason to support the specialty coffee industry.

i can't think of any other major industry that encourages charity and environmental initiatives as much as specialty coffee. it's just in the social nature of the drink.

the mermaid is getting in on the act, by offering to sponsor coffee lovers to join an earthwatch forest restoration project.

and speaking of initiatives, i have the great privilege to talk to john bush of direct pictures today about his new trilogy of buddhist documentaries, called the "yatra series." this includes some of the most breath-taking footage of asian buddhist and buddhist-influenced countries i've seen: gorgeous pictures of bali and java.

if you can get your hands on this series, i highly recommend it.

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