Now that the month is nearly over, I've just become aware that October is Fair Trade Month. I can't tell you how tricky it is to keep up with everything going on in our ever-connected world.

The next time you buy coffee, make sure you are environmentally aware about where you coffee comes from. The words Fair Trade, Shade-Grown, and Organic are just a couple of buzzwords that are now being used to describe your cup-of-joe. Haven't heard of these words? Here is what they mean: What's shade-grown coffee?

The OLPC Community Summit hosted again by OLPCSF this year is underway now at the downtown SFSU campus. Student volunteers and the amazing local group have again pulled together an amazing event… you can follow a live stream of the process all day today and tomorrow no the summit’s main page.
If you are inspired by the event, and are in the area, please stop by.

Healthy Carrot Raisin Muffin looks

A proud Heifer Ranch

Today marks the one-month anniversary of Occupy Wall street.

Thousands of Nepalis have petitioned their government to adopt the world’s primary anti-trafficking treaty.

This October, we're hosting a series of posts by Heifer Senior Coordinator of School Programs Kim Machnik. You can read our introductory post here, and check back Monday afternoons for more.

Today is Blog Action Day 2011. It is also World Food Day. This year's theme for Blog Action Day is Food. Bloggers all over the world are writing about this one theme, from their own unique perspective. To find out more, visit the Blog Action Day website. Read more of our Blog Action Day posts on Heifer Blog here.