Fresh Brews: Hurricane Tips, Beyond Fair Trade And More

What’s up coffee lovers? I hope you all had a great weekend with lots of coffee, stayed dry and out of the wind. Now that we’re back to work for another week, here’s some coffee related articles to keep you caffeinated this week. Fresh Brews is my weekly round up of my favorite articles that I find in the coffee news world and blogosphere. Enjoy!

Ripple Rounds
Like the photo above? Earlier this year I featured another work from Stephen over at Urban Products. He creates wall mounted single serve capsule holders called the Ripple Rounds. They look more like wall art than a storage unit and he just came out with a new model that you can check out over at Urban Product.

Muddy Dog Coffee: 6 Hurricane preparedness tips for coffee lovers
Hopefully all of you coffee lovers out there made it through the hurricane alright. These tips won’t help you for Irene, but now is the time to prepare for the next storm.

Environmental Geography: Beyond Fair Trade
Here’s a quick look at a book that I just added to my wishlist, called Javatrekker: Dispatches from the World of Fair Trade Coffee.

Caffination: Coffee Uncovered, Tool Or Hobby
Paul over at Caffination is always finding great coffee related stories and products over at his site, but this is one article that he wrote and I think every coffee lover should read because there is a lot that we can relate to in it.

Take Part: Business Is Shrooming: Back to the Roots Grows Gourmet Mushrooms From Coffee Grounds
I’ve heard of a lot of cool uses for used coffee grounds, but this might be one of the most unique and innovative that I’ve seen so far. Plus, I love how the article starts.

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