Sourcing savorable coffees from triple-certified Fairtrade, Organic & Bird Friendly farms in Honduras, Peru & Nicaragua while giving back to allied initiatives.
Very important point - not only do we build stuff with far shorter lifespans, the building waste is infinitely more toxic.
Returning to traditional, truly sustainable building materials will help significantly in solving this problem.
@ACTforAlex The notion of Alexandria being a just and vibrant place is a fiction. @AlexandriaVAGov blocks murals, public art, beautification, green & climate infrastructure & small business vitality that challenge its notion of historic architecture
@DallasAptGP@TroyArthurK Same era. People love it for wall treatments. Worth the painstaking process to set it all aside so it can see another few decades of use.
Has any town in America bothered to build a permanent structure for its farmers market?
The farmers markets I’ve been to overseas were usually in lovely, central buildings. But here in the richest country on Earth, they’re usually in random scorching parking lots
40% of the entire island of MANHATTAN would be illegal to build today!
We have neutered America's biggest assets, our cities, with absurd zoning and land-use regulations. It's time to set them free again.
Fulfilling our most basic needs, helping to prevent future pandemics, treating illnesses, improving metal health & physical well-being, combatting #climatechange.
These are some of the many ways that nature nurtures us — and why we must protect it.
@odrapmas@JoeCassandra Worse than giving it back to the general fund. First it goes to a poorly competed (if competed due to geniusly-written sole source docs) bloated tech project. If there is "automation" to be done without changes to the workforce, a lot of YE (year end) money can be burned.
Many neighborhoods would be enriched by little accessory commercial units like this. Beyond a mere amenity to neighbors, imagine how many entrepreneurial dreams could be realized in these modest, affordable commercial spaces.
Whatʼs good for the birds is good for the planet! A simple change to your daily coffee routine can make a global impact. Start brewing biodiversity today by choosing to #DrinkBirdFriendly and save critical bird habitat, one cup at a time. Learn more: https://t.co/EltghUgqU7
A Gift to the Street doesn’t have to be expensive or time-consuming. These gifts probably cost very little and could be done over a weekend. If most buildings gave gifts to the street, think how much more appealing it would be to walk there! Good urbanism thrives on gifts like these.
There are eight types of Gifts to the Street; those that shelter us (like arcades, galleries, and awnings), refresh us (like a street fountain or sidewalk cafe), delight us (like a beautiful frontage garden, including this one), direct us (like a goal in the middle distance), entertain us (like an good storefront), inform us (like a clock or sundial), help us remember (like a memorial), and give us a place to rest (like a street bench).
Three-quarters of the world's coffee farms destroy forest habitat to grow coffee in the sun, but not Bird Friendly® farms! The Bird Friendly® seal guarantees every coffee bean is from a farm that conserves critical forest habitat. https://t.co/EltghUgqU7 #DrinkBirdFriendly
New research finds that mangroves and salt marshes - which store large amounts of carbon and are invaluable in the fight against #climatechange - are potentially twice as effective in carbon sequestration as earlier studies suggested.
Via @earthdotcom https://t.co/PGvvsSVdpL
Globally, we drink 2 billion cups of coffee every day ☕
If all of this were Fairtrade certified, farmers would earn an additional £6.3 million per day to invest in their families, communities, and protecting the environment 🌍
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Think Fairtrade is just bananas and coffee? 🍌 ☕
There are actually over 6,000 Fairtrade products from coffee and tea to flowers and gold. 🌷 💍
When you shop, look for the FAIRTRADE Mark. The power is in your hands.
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Bird Friendly® coffee farms have a natural forest canopy that provides migratory and resident birds with food sources like insects and nectar. These farms also provide important ecological services, such as erosion control and carbon storage. Learn more: https://t.co/EltghUfT4z
Coffee that tastes as lush as the forest it saves! Bird Friendly® certified farms preserve a diverse forest canopy, supporting both resident and migratory songbirds that depend on the continued conservation of these vital habitats. #DrinkBirdFriendly