Rainforest Alliance Green Guide To Valentine’s Day
This article comes to us from our friends at ecomii (article by Anna Clark). This Valentine’s Day spoil your loved one without spoiling the planet. The Rainforest Alliance has just released their Green Guide to the perfect Valentine’s Day. Conscientious consumers can use this handy guide to find gifts and activities that help to protect the environment and the rights and wellbeing of workers around the globe.
Rise and Shine:
Kick-start your day with a cup of Rainforest Alliance CertifiedTM coffee; then surprise your love with certified blooms, available at Whole Foods Market, Costco and online at FTD.com.
Rainforest Alliance certification is your assurance that coffee, flowers, tea, cocoa, fruit and other farm products were grown using methods that protect forests, soils and waterways on farms that provide decent wages, housing, education and health care to workers and their families.
Just because I love you:
Take a minute to let your loved one know how you feel by sending a romantic e-card. E-cards are cost effective and environmentally friendly, saving paper and reducing emissions while helping you to hold on to a bit more of your hard earned cash.
Picnic in the Park:
Take a break from your workday and have a picnic. You can warm up with a hot thermos of Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee, tea or cocoa, and savor a luscious sweet chocolate treat!
Make sure your picnic basket includes products that feature the green frog seal of approval. Rainforest Alliance Certified farms protect tropical forests and ensure that farm workers and their communities benefit from a decent standard of living. Choose from a selection of delicious Rainforest Alliance Certified chocolates including Bissinger’s, Endangered Species, Newman’s Own Organics and Vintage Plantations.
Intimate Night-In:
Enjoy a romantic candlelit dinner at home while saving carbon emissions and money. When selecting the perfect bottle of wine to complement your meal, look for wineries committed to sustainability. Willamette Valley Wineries use cork certified by the Rainforest Alliance that meet the environmental and social standards of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
Mediterranean cork forests provide refuge for the Iberian lynx and other endangered species and support local farmers who harvest the cork bark sustainably without damaging the trees, leaving them standing for future generations.
End your evening with a super sweet delight – Make a chocolate fondue! Indulge in this decadent dessert while supporting wildlife and workers alike by buying fruit and chocolate that bears the Rainforest Alliance Certified green frog seal.
Romantic Get-Away:
Rekindle your love with a romantic get-away. Visit SustainableTrip.org to find hotels and lodges that conserve natural resources and contribute to the wellbeing of local communities. Recently launched by the Rainforest Alliance, SustainableTrip.org is a website that provides a resource sustainable tourism businesses in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Anna Clark is a media outreach associate for the Rainforest Alliance. Follow Anna on Twitter.
