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Tree Hugging Family - Living Green

April 22nd, 2008

Zabar’s Rainforest Alliance Coffee Contest Winners!

So many of you wanted this coffee. We enjoyed reading about your love for coffee, the rain forest and animals of the rain forest. Thank you everyone who entered.
Now, who gets the free coffee? The lucky (randomly selected) Earth Day winners are:
Navi
Johannah
Heather S
Cindi
Cyndi L
The winners have been contacted via e-mail. 
The fun isn’t over […]

By Peggy -- 4 comments

April 6th, 2008

Tip on Finding Organic Olive Oil for Cheap

Olive oil is so yummy, of course you want organic olive oil. It’s even better.
I’ve noticed that organic olive oil in many stores can get pricey, but I was happy to see Whole Foods offering a 33.8 fl oz bottle of organic olive oil for only $9.99. It’s part of their 365 Organic Everyday Value. […]

By Peggy -- 8 comments

April 4th, 2008

Free Rainforest Alliance Coffee from Zabar’s

We’ve urged you to select Rainforest Alliance coffee in some of the Hug This Animal posts, such as the mountain gorilla post today and the bonobo post a few weeks ago. Now we’re making it easy to try Rainforest Alliance coffee from the famous Zabar’s of New York, our nice sponsor for this contest.
Five winners […]

By Peggy -- 58 comments

April 4th, 2008

Hug This Animal: Mountain Gorilla

My dream job is to work with Koko the gorilla, but since I don’t live in the same area or know sign language, I’m going to write about Koko’s friends in the rain forest instead.
The subspecies of gorilla you’ve most likely encountered in a zoo is the western lowland gorilla. It belongs to the western […]

By Peggy -- 0 comments

March 7th, 2008

Hug This Animal: Bonobo

I held off on posting about the bonobo for a few weeks so it would not look like I’m petting my favorite animal too much, but alas, I can’t hold off another week.
No, it’s not a chimpanzee. It’s a bonobo!
Although bonobos have been called pygmy chimpanzees, their behavior is very different from chimps. […]

By Peggy -- 2 comments