An important aspect of life is the neighborhood one chooses to live in. The personality of a neighborhood is often defined by the shops and the merchants, as well as with the residential population. Cafes, wine bars and pubs create not only a place to sit and visit with friends or to drink and order food, but many times they offer the local heartbeat of the neighborhood through the artwork that is hung on the walls and the musical notes coming out the front door and onto the sidewalk.While looking for apartments for rent in calgary , one will notice that while there are many such eateries and watering holes along the streets, a few stand out not only for their service and their menu offerings, but for their dedication to the environment and to their fellow local business people.

Caffe Beano has been a local favorite for many years, and walking through the door it is not difficult to understand why. Although the coffee beans are shipped in, the company takes care in ensuring that they come from plantations which are organic and who participate in fair trade and ethical practices. But that is where the import of goods stops. All the other food that is prepared in the coffee shop is made with ingredients, organic when at all possible, from other businesses around the city of Calgary. The beef and other meat that is used in the sandwiches comes from a local farm and is purchased at the Calgary Farmers Market. The Market is where all the produce used in the coffee shop is purchased as well. The pastries, muffins and other baked goods are prepared fresh each day, and once again…all the ingredients are obtained by merchants who are practically down the street from the shop itself.

Two more aspects of a company that strives to further create a sense of community well being, are a sincere support of the arts and a dedication to the environment. This small coffee shop does just that. Long known to be a venue for local musicians and artists to sing and show their wares, Caffe Beano goes one step further and supports local arts and theatre companies as well. Walking from StarlightApts
to the theatre to the cafe and back home again, gives one a sense of completeness not only for a night out on the town, but for the sense of well being in the knowledge that in this world, there are places that exist wherein community is valued and important. Not even the coffee cup lids are overlooked, as all the cups and lids and takeout items are environmentally friendly and are congruent with striving to lower the carbon imprint while increasing the imprint on the soul, the taste buds, and the belly.