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Rohan Marley's Mystic Morning Coffee

Rohan Marley -- son of Bob Marley -- founded Marley Coffee partly to honor his father's memory.

"Bob Marley had always said he would return to farming one day," says the Marley Coffee website, "but his destiny was filled with the passion for music, and he never had the chance. With Marley Coffee, Bob's son, Rohan and friend Shane Whittle fulfill this dream and offers his family's treasures to the world."

The Marley Coffee farm is a 52 acre private estate in the lush Blue Mountains of Jamaica. Each bean is sustainably grown, ethically farmed and organic. Marley blends them into delicious brews like the sultry and sweet Jammin Java, One Love -- their floral and brightly acidic import from Ethiopia, "the birthplace of coffee," and Mystic Morning, which is full bodied and particularly divine through a French press.

Marley Coffee also happens to have another kind of character; the Marley Coffee Foundation provides soccer fields and camps to coffee-producing communities around the world, and every bag of beans you buy helps support their mission. If you're going to drink coffee, and I certainly am, why not take your habit a step beyond fair trade and actually do good with your addiciton?

Just pour yourself a cup, put on "Three Little Birds" by his father Bob and try to be in a bad mood. I challenge you.

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How Much Is The Bob Marley Name Worth?

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Dead celebrities can be big business. Forbes does a top-earning dead celebrities list each year (Elvis Presley came out on top last year). But this year's list might find Bob Marley rising in the ranks. The BBC News reports on the Bob Marley licensing efforts, quoting the reggae singer's daughter Cedella who says the family is "open to licensing just about anything" as long as it feels right. So far the list includes Bob Marley beer, luggage, headphones, shoes and moore. Some will bear his name or image while others will play on song titles such as the plan for One Love cafes offering music, beer and Jamaican food. There is already a Bob Marley resort in the Bahamas and so a resort chain is also an option. The family hopes that by taking a proactive stance they can avoid over-commercializing the Bob Marley name but also keep bootleggers from taking part in a counterfeit merchandise industry worth an estimated $600 million. The family is working with the private equity firm Hilco on the various deals. How much could Marley's name be worth? Elvis brought in over $50 million last year so it seems there could be a lot of money to be made off the name of another music legend.

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Zion Truffle Collection

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining

Who knew that you could "experience Rastafarian culture" through chocolates? The Zion Truffle Collection from Vosages is an exquisite collection that showcases some of the flavors of Jamaica with five unique flavor blends, shown above from left to right:

I-tal - Blue Mountain coffee, organic fresh coconut and dark chocolate
Selassie - pumpkin puree, Jamaican pepper, dark chocolate and organic roasted pumpkin seeds
Rasta - Appleton Estate rum, fresh ginger, white chocolate, organic hibiscus and sorrel flowers
Kaya - hemp seed nuts and milk chocolate
Zion - Red Stripe beer, dark chocolate and cocoa nibs

Because the truffles are made with fresh ingredients, including fresh cream, they only have a shelf-life of ten days, which should be more than enough time to polish off all 16 of the pieces that come in this collection. Price: $41.

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