Cachet Baskets takes the Locavore challenge!

For years we have used local/in-state vendor’s products for our Colorado gift baskets. But we realized there is so much more we can do. It started with the excelsior…the shred that is used as a nest for products in the baskets. We had, for the last 18 years, sourced that excelsior from a gift basket supply place in Florida. Come to find out that it is produced HERE in Colorado….Oy vey. For eighteen years it was shipped to Florida, up charged and shipped back to us. How insane is that? Well just plain un-researched is what it is. I am sharing this experience not to show how goofy we are but to demonstrate how in every way we can ALL do better! By researching everything we consume as a business and seeking out local sources and alternatives we as a community benefit. By year’s end Cachet Basket Co. is working to become a Totally Locally Sustainable Gifting Outlet!
In keeping with this commitment we are excited to announce our association and support of http://www.earthseeds.org/ We have become an Earthseeds Ambassador and SUS bus supporter!

What is a SUS bus? A SUS BUS is a "COMMUNITY SUSTAINABLE BUS" that helps educate local populations on sustainable living options and ideas in that community. Visualize it as kind of a "Green Book Mobile." Sponsored by green businesses and eco-friendly groups whose banners and Ads are displayed on the outside of the bus, a SUS BUS is designed to be self-supportive by marketing & advertising revenue generated from business promotions. Inside the bus are a wide ranging collection of positive ideas from local and global non-profits that offer encouraging sustainable concepts for mainstream views. The info is inter-active and entertaining using the best interpretive skills available; laptops, displays, films & video, art, science projects, brochures, questionaires and much much more

1st Annual "August Moon" Studio Garage Sale & Swap

August's full moon is often referred to as the Wyrt, Wort, Barley, Corn or Red Moon. The energies around this moon are ones of abundance, agriculture and marriage. We are encouraged to begin harvesting, collecting and storing. Magic done at this time of year can be to help yourself or someone else (who has asked you!) reap the benefits of hard work done.

This Saturday August 16th marks our 1st Annual studio inventory blowout. We are offering great deals on personal care products, t-shirts, home accessories, art, baskets and the usual somewhat unusual garage sale fare.

We are making room for all of the fabulous items and products we are offering for fourth quarter and your gifting pleasure. We are very close and very excited about the new website launch! Keep checking back to see what amazing Colorado homegrown Eco companies we have unearthed! Go green.

Pikes Peak Locavores Nosh Night

We ran into our old pal Joe at the noted locavore restaurant, Nosh, in Colorado Springs this past weekend. The Peak To Plains Alliance was celebrating all things local and consumable with a benefit raising awareness and support for locavores. What’s a locavore? Glad you asked! A locavore is someone who eats primarily from their own backyard, frequenting businesses that support other local businesses. Visit the site http://www.peaktoplains.com/ for a list of events and to learn how you can register your goods and services.

Anyway, leading the locavore “round up” was our friend Joe Uveges! Joe is our local hippie/rock star whose CDs we include in our custom baskets. He’s got a real down-home, humorous approach to life and music. Check out Joe's site.

Together, with the local farmers, ranchers, and producers, we sang, laughed, danced and noshed the night away.