Eugene

It’s Official, Eugene Coffee Company on 18th and Chambers to host the Eugene Carrotmob!! Congratulations Eugene Coffee Company!! Everyone, please come out and enjoy the fun and show your support for green business in Eugene on Halloween of 2009 from 9-noon.

Voting for the Eugene Carrotmob will end at midnight on October 27th. We are excited about the amount of interest, with nearly a thousand votes and counting!

Carrotmob is a network of consumers who buy products in order to reward businesses who are making the most socially responsible decisions. Want to find out more or get stoked? Watch the original Carrotmob video from San Francisco on YouTube.

Eugene’s Carrotmob will occur two weeks after it was originally scheduled. The new date (9:00-Noon on October 31st) will give us the time we need to put it on.

The competition is tough for the Eugene Carrotmob and a lot of people have been asking how to get involved. Three coffee shops have gone head-to-head (Eugene Coffee Co., Gary’s Coffee, and Perugino’s) and have put their mojo on the line. Here is what you do to get involved.

1) Watch the videos below and decide which store will do the most to save energy, buy locally, recycle, waste less, compost, educate, support the community.

2) Vote, using the voting tool below.

3) Finally, and most importantly, go to the winning store on October 31st between 9:00 am and 12:00 pm!!!

Eugene Coffee Company

Gary’s Coffee Shop

Perugino’s Coffee Shop

Thanks for your votes and support, and here’s a few bonus videos for your enjoyment. See you at the Carrotmob!

Carrotmob Eugene Educational Moments

Behind the Scenes with Carrotmob Eugene

It’s been awhile since the last update on Carrotmob Eugene. Many of you were probably wondering if you missed out and it was all over or if all the enthusiasm had just petered out. The fact is that neither is true. Behind the scenes there has been a bustle of activity. Here are a few of the things you should be aware of:

• Due to the importance of students to the Carrotmob, we have moved the date of the Mob back to allow them/you to get back to town and into the swing of the school year. The date and time of Carrotmob Eugene will be October 31st, 2009 9am to noon.

• Adel has been busy working on the Carrotmob videos. There was so much good content and strong commitments to change that it was hard to get them down to a reasonable length. They are slated to be out for public viewing and voting on October 12th, 2009. Be sure to vote for your favorite!

• The official Carrotmob Eugene T-shirts are in stores! After a frantic design phase and fierce debate on the best design we came up with something really cool. Adel’s brother Emil Wilson donated his talent for the design and EWEB sponsored the cost of the shirts. These cool, organic t-shirts are a must for the fall fashion season, and are available at the three Carrotmob participating coffee shops (Eugene Coffee Co., Gary’s Coffee, and Perugino’s) for a meager 10 bucks…I’m getting two. All proceeds go to the winning store.

Travis Showing One of the Carrotmob T-shirts Off. Photo Credit: Vladimir Romero