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24 Gifts of Pittsburgh: Fair Trade Coffee from Building New Hope

December 4, 2015 Lindsay

Building New Hope has been one of those things that has sort of been on my Pittsburgh radar, but not something I have blogged about before.  Building New Hope is a Pittsburgh non-profit organization that imports coffee beans from El Porvenir, a worker-owned coffee cooperative in Nicaragua.  The coffee is roasted locally by Coffee 19 in Washington County. Proceeds from the sale of coffee are used to fund two schools and other youth programs in Nicaragua. Sample Building New Hope at the Fair Trade Marketplace at ECS There are so many great ways to shop local this weekend in Pittsburgh.… Read the rest

Filed Under: Pittsburgh Gifts Tagged With: 24giftsofpgh, building new hope, coffee, fair-trade, gifts, Nonprofit organization

Links Worth a Look – October 1st

October 1, 2008 Lindsay

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: $5 Kayaking for College Students in October! – College students will be able to kayak for $5 with their student ID and Kayak Pittsburgh coupon (pictured right) on weekends throughout the entire month of October. This college student discount is offered as part of Pittsburgh Connections, a project sponsored by Venture Outdoors, Richard King Mellon Foundation and the American Eagle Foundation Good Night States at WYEP – FREE SHOW – Thursday October 16, 2008 Sierra Club Allegheny Group » Dudley Edmondson Nature Photography Show – Oct 8 – This looks… Read the rest

Filed Under: Links Worth A Look, Uncategorized Tagged With: bands, butler_street, equita, fair-trade, Fashion, Free, Good Night States, home-goods, kayak, Kayak Pittsburgh, Lawrenceville, Music, nature, Outdoors, Photography, shopPGH, sierra_club, southside, sustainable, Venture Outdoors, WYEP

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