We Love a Cup of Coffee

Here at Rushcroft we love our morning coffee or in some cases coffees. Our morning routine is being woken very early by our cat demanding her breakfast. Once fed, we make a nice cup of coffee. Drinking coffee daily got us thinking, how can we be more eco friendly with our purchases. We used to buy the cheapest coffee grounds in the supermarket and buy coffee in take away cups without thinking about it. Now we’ve learnt more about the environment we do it differently, here’s some of the things we do now.

How we do our Coffee at home

  1. We buy our coffee beans from a local supplier Godfrey C Williams & Son. The shop roasts their own coffee on site and buys in bulk reducing their transport costs. We take in our own jars to fill up; now we have no packaging to throw out and drink good quality coffee.
  1. We keep our beans in an airtight jar, that way they stay fresher for longer. We grind our coffee beans, that way you can mix and match different blends of beans to find your perfect morning coffee.
  2. When looking at coffee machines we decided against using coffee pods as they are difficult to recycle. So we chose the De’Longhi Dedica EC685B. We found this to be a simple and slim machine that does not take up too much space. It is easy to use and makes you feel like you are making a real espresso.
  3. Additionally we can compost the coffee beans easily, giving our vegetables a boost.

Out and about

We often buy coffees out. Recently we bought reusable cups made from bamboo that are easy to clean. Bamboo is far better for the environment than plastic alternatives. If we forget the cups then we prefer to sit inside and drink out of a regular mug. It is very rare that there isn't time to stop and finish a coffee before moving on.

Why mention coffee at all?

Today we read an article on the BBC about a project in scotland that extracts oil out of used coffee grounds. This oil will hopefully be a good replacement for palm oil. Palm oil can be good but is often from plantations that are destroying rain forests in Asia. We compost our coffee grounds but I have been challenged to grow mushrooms, here’s how if you want to join me growing mushrooms in coffee grounds.

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