Dang, if these people don't have a corner on the local market, I don't know who does. These folks are amazing.
They support TONS of local people from farmers to community organizations. They have this little sign up in their stores that says "home grown" next to local products in case you want to keep your money in the local economy. They provide a huge selection of organic foods and local foods that taste good and are high quality.
They also have a great meat section of anti-biotic free, vegetarian fed, hormone free meats that can be bought at bulk prices very fresh. That means less plastic packaging waste as well as extremely fresh meat.
I started out feeling like this store was an overpriced ploy that appealed to yuppy Portlanders, and now I still think they're expensive, but can totally see why. They treat their employees great, do TONS of community work and provide a wonderful service of connecting communities with their local farmers.
www.newseasons.com
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Nau.com
Nau is a company that started out pretty strong, then lost some funding along the way. They're based here in Portland, Oregon and they employ some sexy designs and sustainable practices.
At first, they were their own thing. Then, on the brink of closing, they teamed up with Horny Toad (whose name I hate, by the way...shudder) and are making a comeback.
They donate money to organizations around the world from every single garment that you buy. The first year that they were open, they donated around $250,000 dollars to organizations like Heifer International and other charities.
They also practice green shipping, which is really cool. They try to keep carbon down with the trucks they use, and they also try to cut corners by shipping the items to you from the warehouse instead of from the store to save even more energy.
Their fabrics are expensive, lovely, and are all totally sustainably harvested from what I can tell. This company is really cool. Check out the "Thought Kitchen" for more info and some interesting discussions.
www.nau.com
At first, they were their own thing. Then, on the brink of closing, they teamed up with Horny Toad (whose name I hate, by the way...shudder) and are making a comeback.
They donate money to organizations around the world from every single garment that you buy. The first year that they were open, they donated around $250,000 dollars to organizations like Heifer International and other charities.
They also practice green shipping, which is really cool. They try to keep carbon down with the trucks they use, and they also try to cut corners by shipping the items to you from the warehouse instead of from the store to save even more energy.
Their fabrics are expensive, lovely, and are all totally sustainably harvested from what I can tell. This company is really cool. Check out the "Thought Kitchen" for more info and some interesting discussions.
www.nau.com
Hello there!
Hi there,
This blog is about living in Portland and supporting the movement for sustainable living. So many of us wish that things could be better in the world, but don't know how to make them better. I think we all want a clean, happy, earth. But it seems so hard with oil companies, environmental issues getting ignored, politics getting in the way... The old way of doing things was to write your congressman and get things noticed. Well, we don't just have congressmen, I'd like to point out, and on top of that: it doesn't work.
Time to take things into our own hands. One of the biggest drivers of change in America is a pure green substance called MONEY. Money makes the world go round. If people thought that they could make a buck off mud, they'd go out and dig a big hole. (Oh wait, they do. Baseballs are rubbed down with mud before every game... hmmmm...mud for sale...)
You get the idea.
This blog is to point out what local business are working to create sustainable practices. That means they recycle, compost, use organic, local, whatever. I think we need to support those companies so the rest will follow suite.
Any input would be greatly appreciated!
This blog is about living in Portland and supporting the movement for sustainable living. So many of us wish that things could be better in the world, but don't know how to make them better. I think we all want a clean, happy, earth. But it seems so hard with oil companies, environmental issues getting ignored, politics getting in the way... The old way of doing things was to write your congressman and get things noticed. Well, we don't just have congressmen, I'd like to point out, and on top of that: it doesn't work.
Time to take things into our own hands. One of the biggest drivers of change in America is a pure green substance called MONEY. Money makes the world go round. If people thought that they could make a buck off mud, they'd go out and dig a big hole. (Oh wait, they do. Baseballs are rubbed down with mud before every game... hmmmm...mud for sale...)
You get the idea.
This blog is to point out what local business are working to create sustainable practices. That means they recycle, compost, use organic, local, whatever. I think we need to support those companies so the rest will follow suite.
Any input would be greatly appreciated!
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