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World Savvy’s World Affairs Challenge

World Savvy’s World Affairs Challenge

Posted 07 March 2011 | By | Categories: College + University, Health + Food, Sustainability + Environment | No Comments

It was a really great weekend for Tiny Footprint Coffee. World Savvy, a non-profit that prepares the next generation of leaders to learn, work and live as responsible global citizens in the 21st century, hosted it’s World Affairs Challenge this past weekend at Macalester College. The Challenge offers students a unique chance to engage in [...]

Good Food for All – Feed My Starving Children

Good Food for All – Feed My Starving Children

Posted 15 February 2011 | By | Categories: College + University | No Comments

Tiny Footprint spent the weekend at Gustavus Adolphus College taking part in the “Good Food For All” event – “an event that gives the community the opportunity to deepen its understanding of food insecurity, build solidarity among eaters, and to consider the challenges the local and global community faces in alleviating hunger through education, action, [...]

What is nature worth?

What is nature worth?

Posted 11 February 2011 | By | Categories: College + University | No Comments

This video is from the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment (IOE). According to its website: “Plants, animals, even entire ecosystems are disappearing. So what? “What is Nature Worth” offers a three-minute look at what we’re REALLY losing – and what we can do about it.” We felt compelled to share this with all [...]

From the Mindo Cloudforest – Jan 2011

From the Mindo Cloudforest – Jan 2011

Posted 25 January 2011 | By | Categories: College + University, The MCF Monthly by Brian | No Comments

Feliz año nuevo Tiny Footprinters! 2011 is off to a great start for us in Ecuador. January has been incredibly busy as we continue with our reforestation efforts. In fact, we had some visitors from Gustavus Adolphus College that helped us plant trees recently. The students and professor (Joel Carlin) were enthusiastic, and very happy [...]

Gustavus Goes to Ecuador, Plants Trees – Tiny Footprint Coffee

Gustavus Goes to Ecuador, Plants Trees – Tiny Footprint Coffee

Posted 11 January 2011 | By | Categories: College + University | No Comments

The Gustavus Adolphus J-Term class, “Natural History of Ecuador and the Galapagos,” spent this past weekend in the Mindo Cloudforest. Not only is the school contributing to the reforestation of Ecuador’s Mindo Cloudforest each time students enjoy a tasty cup of Tiny Footprint Coffee, but students from this class actually went and got their hands [...]

Gustavus Coffee goes Green

Posted 09 September 2010 | By | Categories: College + University, Media + News | 1 Comment

Tiny Footprint and Gustavus Adolphus College team up to bring carbon negative coffee to the St. Peter campus. Blogs at Gustavus