GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE REVIEW AND ~~GIVEAWAY~~

I was very excited to get in touch with Kristen about doing a review of Green Mountain Coffee.

I was born in Vermont, and since Adult hood, have LOVED Green Mountain Coffee.

Kristen sent me the Seasonal Fair Trade Island Coconut!!

All I can say is YUMMY!!! The coffee has the right amount of Coconut flavor. I drank it and imagined being back in the Bahamas!!!

"Indulge your senses with this delightfully fragrant, tropical taste treat.

We've captured the lush aroma of freshly grated coconut — fruity, fresh, exotic — and blended it with the subtle sweetness of a lightly-roasted, Central American coffee. The result is as refreshing as it is unexpected."

One of the things I love the most about Green Mountain Coffee Company (besides the unbelievable taste!!!) is their commitment to help the environment

"Protecting the Environment-

Protecting the environment and reducing our environmental footprint are central to our mission and our business model. Indeed, we all depend on the earth for life. This is true in places where coffee is grown, like Indonesia, Guatemala, and Rwanda. It is true in China, where our Keurig Brewers are manufactured. And it’s true at our headquarters in Vermont, our production and distribution facilities across the country, and in any of the thousands of locations where our products are sold.

Waste reduction and responsible energy use have been two of our top priorities from the beginning:

In 1983, with just seven employees, we began composting in our retail coffee shops.

In 1984, an informal group of employees began taking on environmental projects and implementing solutions, including a recycling program.

In 1989, we formally recognized this passion with the creation of an employee Environmental Committee, which led to the development of oxygen-whitened and dioxin-free Earth-Friendly™ Coffee Filters.

In 1996 and 1997, the Environmental Committee was also instrumental in developing the first biodegradable coffee bag for bulk purchases, an achievement recognized by the 3M Corporation when it awarded us its Scotchban Innovation USA Paper Award.

In 1999, we installed the first phase of our electricity co-generation system in our production plant.

In 2002, we conducted an informal company-wide internal environmental assessment.

In 2003, we began our greenhouse gas (GHG) offset program by estimating and offsetting emissions from our roasting and general operations.

In 2004, we expanded our GHG offset program by defining a more complete set of operations (which included fleet, business and commuter travel), estimating related emissions, and fully offsetting them.

In 2006, we introduced the ecotainer™, the world’s first to-go cup for hot beverages made with renewable materials.

In 2007, we opened a 10,000 gallon biodiesel fueling station at our Waterbury, VT, distribution center and introduced new packaging for our Newman’s Own® Organics coffees, made with 19% renewable materials.

In 2008, we commissioned a life-cycle analysis of our three main package types in order to help us quantify their environmental impact and focus our environmental improvement efforts most effectively."

Green Mountain Coffee has their own Cafe Express FREE service, for those of us who drink coffee religiously!!!

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Choose from over 50 varieties of all your favorite brands: Green Mountain Coffee, Tully's, Newman's Own Organics and Caribou

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Save $3 on your K-Cup boxes when you reach Platinum Status Change your order, adjust the delivery schedule, and check your current order status - all online!

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I really loved the Island Coconut Coffee. Too bad its seasonal though!!!

There is some good news for all of you though!!!!

Kristen and Green Mountain Coffee have generously offered one lucky reader their own 10oz bag of ground Island Coconut Coffee to try!!!

Entering this giveaway is really easy.

Mandatory Entry-

1. Head over to Green Mountains site and tell me what coffee or tea you would love to try. (+1 entry)

Extra Entries-

1. Become a Facebook Fan of Green Mountain Coffee and leave a comment saying I sent you! (I will check!) (+1 entry)

2. Become an RSS subscriber of Green Mountains Blog (+1 entry)

3. Grab my BRAND NEW button and tell me where it is (+1 entry)

4. Be an email subscriber of my blog (+2 entries)

5. Follow me on Twitter and Green Mountain Coffee (+1 entry)

6. Tweet about this giveaway (+1 entry)

Example- Drinking in the Tropics @ Sarah's Blog of Fun

7. Blog about this giveaway and leave link in your comments (+5 entries)

8. Enter this giveaway in any Mcklinky and leave link in comments (+5 entries)

That's 18 possible entries!!!


Giveaway ends on June 3rd 2010 at 11:59pm. Open to US and Canada readers only. A valid email address must be in all comments. Winner has 48 hrs to respond or new winner will be drawn.

This giveaway was made possible by Green Mountain Coffee.

* All opinions expressed are 100% my own. I was given a bag of coffee to review as compensation*