Compost Happens…at GMCR

Posted by Amanda on 16 Sep 2010 | Tagged as: Social Responsibility

Back, back in the day, when we roasted and sold our coffee out of a small coffee shop in Waitsfield, VT, we began composting. Back in 1983, this was not a large amount of composting, but it started a tradition that would continue to this day.
I remember growing up that my great-grandmother (an avid gardener) [...]

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What to do with our stuff?

Posted by Mike on 20 May 2008 | Tagged as: Social Responsibility

The New York Times ran an interesting article last week on biodegradable home furnishings.  In it, they highlight merchants offering biodegradable sofas, pillows, blankets, and the like and share various opinions on the logic of such products.  The author connects the growing availability of such products to the growing visibility of the “Cradle to Cradle” [...]

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