We are proud to announce the first 1Thing organic, fair-trade, shade grown coffee available nationwide!

Sweetwater Coffee Roasters Gainesville is partnering with Entercom/WKTK and offering a delicious special blend of organic coffee to our radio stations and listeners. 10% of the proceeds will be donated to Entercom National Sustainability Charity: The Wilderness Society.


To order just click on this link: http://www.sweetwaterorganiccoffee.com/sustainability/46-organizations-we-supprt/92-1-thing and you'll be helping the Wilderness Society.

Here's a message from Sweetwater Organic Coffee:

1 Thing: Get your Christmas tree from a local farm

Save money, support local agriculture and reduce pollution: buy your Christmas tree from a local tree farm!

Buying from a tree farm in your town supports your area’s agriculture, keeps a small farm in business, doesn’t require being shipped from out of state and is MUCH less expensive!

1 Thing: Green your child’s classroom parties!

Make a Green Classroom Party Kit

The average elementary classroom has 25 holiday and birthday parties per year—usually accompanied with disposable plates, cups, and plastic forks/ spoons purchased by the parent or teacher. Think of all that waste…and then multiply that by 14-21 classrooms per school. And multiply that by the number of schools across the county, state, and country.  You can see the problem.

1 Thing: Lower the temperature on your hot water heater!

Adjust Your Water Heater

It' s easy to improve your appliance' s energy efficiency, and the money savings can be substantial.

Chances are you can turn down the thermostat on your home' s water heater a few degrees, and still have plenty of hot water for everyone' s daily shower, not to mention the dishes and laundry.

What's one thing you can do to save money and help the planet?  Install low-flow shower heads!

Most showerheads use twice the water needed for a thorough, enjoyable shower. Every day, three billion gallons of water flow through showerheads in the United States—half of it unnecessarily. The toll this excess takes on one of our most precious resources, clean water, is a blow to both the environment and your pocketbook.

Fans Beat the Heat

Fans are much cheaper, easier to install and use 90% less energy than central air-conditioning.

For a less environmentally destructive way than air-conditioning to stay comfortable in the heat, choose a portable or ceiling fan. Fans use 90% less energy than central air, and make rooms feel seven to ten degrees cooler because of the process of evaporation.

How to Green Your Lunch

Packing your lunch is not only good for your health, but it’s also great for your wallet. The more that you don’t go out to eat at lunch, the more money that you’ll have for really important things’like buying the latest Nintendo Wii game, picking up a birthday present for your mother, and of course, lowering your carbon footprint.