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New Initiatives for 2009

baldguy — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:34:36 +0000

On Wednesday of last week, BG hit the road on his new tricked out Giant “Transport” bicycle, with the help of Mike Boone, owner of Magic Cycles.

Every year at the BGB, we take time to reflect to see how we are doing when it comes to being an “eco-friendly” and “socially responsible” business.

So, what does that look like for 2009? Well, without spilling all the beans (get it?), by riding a bike to town for coffee deliveries, we can reduce our carbon footprint as well as raise money for coffee farmers in Rwanda.

A friend stopped me at Magic Cycles and asked how it all is going to work. My response: “It starts with a fat bald guy and 20 pounds of coffee on a cargo bike peddling over to Bare Essentials to make a delivery…it ain’t much, but it is a start!”

Stay tuned, more to come!

More uses for coffee grounds

baldguy — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:16:08 +0000

Ok, so you won’t be able to extract the oil from the coffee grounds to make your own bio-diesel in your basement, but here are ten ways to use your coffee grounds after you get your morning cup of joe!

Touch up furniture and other wood scratches with grounds and a Q-tip
Sprinkle around areas where pesky insects, slugs and snails dwell to drive them away
Mix with soil as a natural fertilizer for plants
Dye clothing or paper
Rub into your dog as an organic flea dip
Fill old nylons and hang in your closet or fridge to repel odors
Use to fill old pin cushions
Scrub away grease and grime from pots and pans
Throw on ashes before cleaning out the fireplace to reduce dust from spreading
Feed to worms to help with your garden
Rub on your hands to eliminate odors
Mix 1/4-cup grounds with one egg white and massage onto face like a mud pack

For more green solutions, check out the folks over at The Daily Green.

Coffee grounds as a source of fuel

baldguy — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:27:46 +0000

now this is cool…i mean way cool.

we make our own bio-diesel from waste cooking oil, but who would’ve thunk to make it out of coffee grounds? well, some folks out west have been doing a little research on coffee grounds as a source of fuel. check out this post from university of nevada’s chief researcher on how a day old cup of joe led to a little scientific research!