tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15299948355151655462011-04-21T17:47:18.779-07:00Bedtime Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323053299531488963noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1529994835515165546.post-66104652154802575382008-12-28T10:33:00.000-08:002008-12-28T11:03:14.560-08:00<a href="http://blog.ratestogo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/ben-jerrys-factory.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px" alt="" src="http://blog.ratestogo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/ben-jerrys-factory.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>We finished our Vermont trip yesterday. On the way home, we decided to take part in the Ben and Jerry's Factory Tour. It was pretty spectacular. The tour began with a video celebrating the history of the popular ice cream chain. It discussed their social/economic/environmental sustainability position planks. I thought this was interesting because I just thought the company made ice cream. But Ben and Jerry's is so much more!<br /><br />The video ended by discussing Unilever's purchase of Ben and Jerry's a few years back. However, the video did not discuss the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3005059.stm">various charges</a> human rights organizations have charged against Unilever. I found this curious.<br /><br />The tour took us through the Ben and Jerry's factory. It ended with the entire group receiving a free sample of their delicious mint chocolate chip ice cream. Mmmm!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1529994835515165546-6610465215480257538?l=phillybedtimestories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bedtime Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323053299531488963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1529994835515165546.post-72236388390196360622008-12-26T23:13:00.000-08:002008-12-26T23:21:36.365-08:00<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1177/1034144035_ba57d177f8.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 409px; height: 337px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1177/1034144035_ba57d177f8.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Right now, I am writing to you from a lovely bed and breakfast in Burlington, Vermont. For those not in the know, Burlington is a small city that is home to the University of Vermont, an infamous hippie school. (Phish comes from here. As does Ben and Jerry's. And that lame kid a grade ahead of me who tried to form a hackey sack club went to school here.) When exploring downtown Burlington, I walked past a store called The Hempest. The Hempest specializes in selling clothing made entirely from hemp, man. I was temped to try and purchase a "You cannot smoke thiz hat" hat but instead I went to a local burrito stand. -- GG<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1529994835515165546-7223638839019636062?l=phillybedtimestories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bedtime Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323053299531488963noreply@blogger.com0