Yes, You Can Reuse Coffee and the Dregs!

If you are an eco-concious coffee drinker, you might feel bad about wasting old coffee that has been sitting for a while, as well as throwing away the dregs. But take heart! There are ways you can re-use, yes, coffee!

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Gardeners, you can pour the old coffee remnants onto the soil of plants that need an acidic environment, such as blueberries, kiwifruit, garlic, serviceberry, Welsh onion, Japanese angelica, horseradish, wildginger, birch, camellia, coriander, lemon grass, fox glove, and more. Click here for a longer list complete with Latin names and detailed information! As for the coffee grinds, place them around plants to repel slugs.
Amateur and proffessional chefs, use the stuff that has gone bitter in the coffee maker/teapot in sauces. Add it to chili, vegetable marinades, and more!
Craft-loving folks, use it to stain fabric. On http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20111123/how-can-i-reuse-coffee-thats-sat-on-the-plate-for-too-long, Carol says that this works wonderfully.
To those of you looking for inexpensive beauty tips, try re-using the grounds as an exfoliant for your skin. And to remove smells from your hands, wash them in coffee grounds. You can even use them to dye your hair and make it shiny!
Put some of the dried grounds into a thin bag and put it in your house, closet, etc. for a nicer smell.
Isn't this amazing? Remember to buy organic, fair-trade coffee, everyone!
Until next week...