Let’s explore today the beauty of coffee blends. They are a world on their own and by no means of inferior quality than single origin coffees. Blends are in essence a smart way of mixing single origin coffee beans. Let’s recap single origins: there are two large bean families, Arabica and Robusta. Arabica grows at a higher altitude than Robusta, yielding a richer bean with more concentrated flavours and thus floral and fruity notes. Robusta instead is a more resilient species that grows at lower altitudes and tends to provide coffee with often woody and earthy notes. Importantly, Robusta has typically double the caffeine of Arabica.

The demand for sustainable and ethical products and services is on the rise. And, with this shift in consumer attitudes dominating the market, it's important for all businesses to try to cater for these changes in everything they do — including within their marketing. Here, Jonathan Birch from digital marketing agency Glass Digital shares his top tips for creating an ethical marketing strategy for your green business.

Just take a look at the contents of an ordinary supermarket! It's not surprising that the World Economic Forum warns that there'll be more plastic than fish in waters by 2050. From java bags into cheese wrappers, beverage and food packaging is a major contributor to plastic contamination. Scientists warn the proliferation of plastics in the environment is creating a variety of health and environmental problems. Some businesses have started to recognize the need --- we at Moving Beans have!

Landfill is a big issue for the environment, particularly here in the UK where we are so desperately short of spaces to put it. Each year, we chuck out over 26 million tons of household rubbish, more than half of which gets buried underground. Two-thirds of landfill is biodegradable, leading to large quantities of greenhouse gasses being released as it decomposes and thus speeding up global warming.

It's never too soon to start learning about our planet, and how we can take better care of it. Here, Rachel Hall, Managing Director at online educational resource provider Busy Things, shares four ways that you can spark your child's interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and maths).