A big congratulation to Team SSJ (photo below) that last week took part to the Bupa Great South Run 
in support of local homeless and vulnerable people.


Orzo♥Coffee contributed to the little thank you pack for these amazing runners  ;-)
We are very happy to support this amazing local charity and their work. 

The Society of St James is a Hampshire-based homelessness charity, providing accommodation and support to over 1000 people at any given time. The people that we work with often have diverse and complex issues surrounding homelessness, including substance/alcohol addiction and mental health problems. We believe that everyone has a right to a home. We believe that people should be given the opportunity to develop the skills they need to lead a fulfilling life. We believe that everyone deserves not just a second chance, or a third chance, but as many chances as they need to change their lives for the better.in support of local homeless and vulnerable people.
You can support the Society of St James via their website 
http://www.ssj.org.uk/donations/

On Monday 28th of October, we invite you to join us in the first ever #Orzochallenge. To join it’s super easy, no need to run a marathon or grow your mustaches.

On Monday 28th for every #OrzoChallenge tweet from a different person  and Facebook share, we will donate £1 towards  Cafe Art UK and their 2014 Calendar up to £500. The #OrzoChallenge will start at 7am on Monday 28th and all tweets and FB shares will be counted until midnight of the day. So by simply sharing and tweeting, you will help us raise funds but also help your friends and family discover this amazing project!

Here is how to join our #OrzoChallenge on Monday 28th of October and help Cafe Art achieve their important goal.

♥ Share our Facebook post about #OrzoChallenge that we will post on our facebook page on Monday morning,
♥ Tweet and RT about the #OrzoChallenge & this link http://kck.st/19uHMrp

 there is another great news, from everyone who entered via facebook or twitter, we will select three lucky people who will receive a copy of this amazing calendar, courtesy of OrzoCoffee!

Cafe Art Kickstarter project is almost half-way to the finish line and it needs the help of everyone to make their new 2014 charity Art Calendar possible. To help them, click on the link below to go to the kickstarter project page. Donations starts from £1 and for £10 only you will support this great initiative and receive a copy of the calendar, delivered to your doorstep!

Autumn is the season where the energy of the sun becomes weaker and we look for other sources of energy in comforting food. 
This is a special competition to give your Autumn an energy-recharge but with organic & healthy option.
We have partnered up with the lovely people of IQ Chocolate to give you the change to win one of three energy boosting hampers.

Read below what you will find in each hamper and how to enter the competition.

Each hamper will include: 

A six-bar bundle of IQ Chocolate. Chocolate lovers no longer need to feel guilty about indulging in their favourite snack thanks to iQ Chocolate, the raw, organic, bean-to-bar chocolate. iQ Chocolate is not only delicious but has over 20 validated health claims. Made from 72% Peruvian cocoa, it is available as a plain bar as well as five delicious flavours - Espresso kick coffee, Plush Peppermint, Lovely Lime, Cocoa Nib and new to the range, Orange with wild raspberry.

A  Orzo♥Coffee Instant gift set

The ideal gift set to get started on Orzo♥Coffee!
Includes: a bag of organic Instant soluble Orzo♥Coffee, a eco-friendly jute bag, a green ceramic mug and our Keep Calm & Drink Orzo bookmark and foodclip. 






To enter you need use Rafflecopter but remember to also comment below on the blog, telling us what you love most about the Autumn season! 

Terms & Conditions

• Only open to UK participants over the age of 18. Sorry to anyone from further afield.
• There is no cash alternative to the prize and the prize is not transferable. No part or parts of the prize may be substituted for other benefits, items or additions.
• Instructions form part of the terms and conditions. Entries using any software or automated process to make bulk entries will obviously be disqualified. 
• The winner will be picked at random using software and then contacted by email. If you win then you need respond to communication email in 3 days or another winner will be picked so check your emails and your spam! 
• The hampers will be posted to a UK mainland address only 

Orzo♥Coffee supports the amazing work of Cafe Art UK all year long, but at this time to the year we want to specifically ask for your help!

They have launched a new campaign via Kickstarter to raise funding to support the printing and distribution of their 2014 charity calendar

As Paul from Cafe Art explains: "we decided to create this campaign with Kickstarter, a crowd funding website, to help make it more accessible. All proceeds from the sale this way will pay for the printing of the 3,000 calendars, and that will let us train more vendors to gain employment skills and earn income from themselves. We know that people involved will also gain self-esteem and confidence, helping them move on with their lives".


So, please support this amazing initiative, for only £10 you will make this happen and receive a great Calendar directly posted to you.


Watch the video below and support Cafe Art UK 2014 Calendar.
You can follow them also on twitter @cafeartuk and facebook.  

Here we are, it is time to pack our car for the London Vegfest. 
We are soooooooo excited!
We love packing the car to go to the next fair. We prepare our small stand with the same love and care as if we were building our own home.
Come and see our stand (G10) tomorrow and tweet a photo of it (#orzofest) or post it on our facebook wall! We have a lovely prize for a lucky winner.
We love meeting people open to new flavour experiences, people who long to hear the story of our barley, a story we are never tired to tell. We like to see the faces, the way people raise their eyebrows in surprise after they have tasted a cup of our barley and ask 'are you sure it is not coffee?', and it feels really good.
We love to tell people why we are different, why we support organic agriculture, why we want to change the world, one cup of orzo at the time. Come to our stall and find out more. 

Continues...After 2 days at an event, on our way home it feels like coming home from a foreign land, tired but recharged. Happy to have been the first to bring to the UK the unique taste of caffe' d'orzo!