TEDxCanberra - Rebecca Scott - Sustainable coffee, sustainable dollars, sustainable lives

Rebecca Scott believes that most intractable social prob­lems aren't actu­ally intractable - we just need to be far more cre­ative with our solutions.
In this talk at TEDxCanberra, Rebecca Scott talks about where the dollars go when we buy our daily cup of coffee, and how thinking and acting in a more sustainable way can make a measurable difference all the way from the farmer to the barista - especially when that barista used to be a homeless youth.
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[@NicRebRaw]

I love the push for voting with your dollar, so offen we point the finger at the greedy companies but the awful truth is that as a consumer we make the decision for them to sustain their growth. Thank you for advising of the Ethical Shopping Guide I will use it wisely.

[@buzzybee186]

Well said. I don't make much but I have committed to buying shade grown coffee bc of birds and biodiversity. They are also in line with fair trade and typically organic. It is close to $20/lb so I savor every drop!

[@NicRebRaw]

Not sure do tell?

[@EOYaya]

Please stop buying at the supermarkets. Look for direct trade coffee, ona coffee in Canberra is everywhere.

[@dwaynepedals]

Actually coffee is 2nd not tea.

[@Realistazoul]

True Nicole! Guess who?