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Starbucks: A Leader with Sustainably-Sourced Coffee
Starbucks Coffee Company has announced that the average price per pound it paid for all its coffee increased from $1.28 in 2005 to $1.42 in 2006. In addition, Starbucks more than doubled the amount of coffee it purchased in 2006 (from 77 million pounds to 155 million pounds) through C.A.F.E. Practices (Coffee and Farmer Equity Practices), representing 53% of the total coffee they purchased. “At Starbucks, our commitment to pay premium prices for premium quality coffee has not wavered over the years,” said Dub Hay, senior vice president, Coffee. “It’s an approach that not only serves the short- and long-term economic interests of coffee farmers and suppliers; it also serves our needs by creating an incentive for farmers to improve quality and increase production. That, in turn, contributes to a more sustainable supply of the high quality coffee we depend on to support our continued growth.” Starbucks developed C.A.F.E. Practices in partnership with Conservation International and Scientific Certification Systems to provide incentives for coffee to be cultivated and processed in a sustainable manner.                            
 ~ LOHAS Weekly, 1/18/07

Yoga Has Become BIG Business
In 2006, Americans spent over $2.9 billion on yoga classes, books, products, props, vacations, and resorts. A recent study conducted by Yoga Journal magazine showed that over 16.5 million people practiced yoga in 2005 ~ over a 40% increase from 2002. Once considered an obscure and exotic technique practiced by few people, yoga has become exercise for the masses.
~ LOHAS Weekly, 1/18/07

Holistic Nursing Achieves Specialty Status with American Nursing Association
The profession of Holistic Nursing has attained new levels of acceptance, now officially recognized by the American Nurses Association (ANA) as a nursing specialty with a defined scope and standards of practice. Standing behind this great achievement is the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA), the non-profit support organization for nurses and holistic healthcare professionals. To apply for specialty approval, the AHNA submitted a 76-page document to the ANA that clearly describes holistic nursing as a focused area of nursing practice. AHNA President, Carla Mariano, states that “this is a phenomenal step forward and a very special achievement for holistic nursing. Having holistic nursing recognized as a specialty gives us legitimacy and authority within the mainstream of our profession and credibility in the eyes of the health care world. It also acknowledges our unique contribution to the health and healing of people and society.”
~ LOHAS Weekly, 1/25/07

China Fast Becoming World’s Largest Wind Power Producer
China is expected to overtake the United States and Germany to become the world’s largest wind power producer by 2020. The 2006 Annual Report on China’s New Energy Industry says that the period of 2000-2005 saw a rapid development in the wind power industry, with the installed capacity rising on average of 30% annually, ranking 7th in the world. During 2006-2010, China is expected to set up about 30 large wind power projects of 100 MW in regions that are abundant with wind power resources, such as eastern coastal areas and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in north China.
~ LOHAS Weekly, 1/18/07

Duke Hospice Wake County Volunteer Training
A Duke Hospice patient/family support volunteer training program for Wake County has been scheduled for Wednesday afternoons from April 11 to May 23 at The Heritage in Raleigh, NC. Those who are interested in becoming a volunteer with this program to provide a special kind of caring to terminally ill patients and share their individual interests, talents, skills and experience with patients and their families can contact Carolyn Colsher at carolyn.colsher@duke.edu. Evening/weekend training will be offered later in 2007 in Wake County if there is enough interest. More information on the volunteer programs is available at www.dhch.dukehealth.org

Appeared in the April/May 2007 issue of Innerchange.