Mirte's Tree

As you might know from the Big Knit banner on the right, I'm a big fan of Innocent Smoothies. Today I bought a pack and it was a special Buy One Get One Tree action pack. Yes! You read that right. It's a Tree you get not one Free.

For all of you who don't know. Here in the UK there are a lot of supermarket promo's bordering on gluttony. They are Buy One Get One Free. Usually this is not fresh veggies or any healthy food, but burgers, processed meats and chocolat bars. I wouldn't mind if it was Leeks, real good quality chocolat or fair trade tea/coffee. But that it seems is impossible in this world of Greed. Anyway back to the tree!


Mirte's virtual Tree stands tall and proud until the real one gets planted!

So Innocent don't give away more smoothies, nooooo! They give away to a project to people less fortunte then us. So I drink my fruit and people in India get a tree... which make the smoothie a very happy drink.

However I gave mine away. The smoothie?? you ask! No, the tree. In honer of Mirte, Rigtje's new girl, this tree will be planted. They may not know it but in her name the people in rural India will be paid ten years to take care of the tree. So for the first Ten years of her life a few people will have a better life because Mirte exsists. Well, I hope that anyway because if I'm honest I think it's a beautiful idea. So all I can say is drink Innocent and get that Free Tree! Or find another way to celebrate your friends and family with gifts like that.

Afterthought:
This giving to charity or good project out of people's names I think is fantastic. Maybe also something we might consider this Christmas. We here in the West have a lot and ofcourse that is something to enjoy and not feel bad about. However Christmas, especially here in the UK (compared to NL) is quite a greedy business, so a bit of reality isn't a bad thing. Please consider this if you choose your gifts this year. Even if you suport one good project in the name of your family, it's probably the best gift.