I have seen bags like these sitting outside the pool enclosure periodically and wondered what the significance was. Today I did a little research and learned about the product and process that Starbuck’s instituted a number of years ago. Starbucks serves freshly brewed coffee to millions of customers each day, but many may not know they can also pick up a free bag of used coffee grounds to enrich their gardens and compost with its in-store program, Grounds For Your Garden. Starbucks started its Grounds For Your Garden program in 1995, which is offered on a first-come, first-served basis in participating stores for free to customers. Even the packaging has been reused – baristas scoop spent coffee grounds into the empty bags originally used to ship espresso beans to stores. And now you know!
