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This Month's
Favorites
Wikia Green
The latest project from the people behind Wikipedia.
Wikia Green is rapidly filling up with great articles on all
sorts of environmental topics. The Wiki model should prove a good
fit for environmental information, since developments are frequent
these days.
Green Jobs Now
It
was a rainy day here on Sept. 27 for the first national day of action
by Green Jobs Now. Nearly 700 communities across the country held
events to alert our presidential candidates to the importance of
creating a green economy in the US. Hopefully it's just the
beginning!
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Hello!
Here's the news that you (or at least we) have all been waiting for: Greenward's web store is now open for business!
We don't yet have everything from the physical store up for sale, but
we will be steadily adding things to make the online store almost
as good as coming to visit us in person. As if you needed them,
here are some more reasons to check out our internet operation: - 10% off of all web store orders until Nov. 1!
- Boston-area customers can have their order delivered by bicycle by the New Amsterdam Project!
- Free standard shipping on web orders over $150!
Here are some new items in stock in the store and on-line: |
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Feed Bag Recycled Thermal Lunch Bags
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These insulated lunch bags are made in Jakarta, Indonesia from colorful
scavenged packaging by Monsoon Vermont. Monsoon Vermont's mission is to
elevate non-recyclable plastic garbage into a valuable commodity, and
your purchase uplifts trash pickers both socially and economically.
Each lunch bag is unique, so we cannot present our current selection on
the web site. If you want a particular color, please contact us to get a description of our current stock.
Bags feature thermal lining, a nylon handle, and a rugged zipper.
Dimensions: 8 1/2" x 8" x 5 1/2"
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| "I Am Not a Paper Cup" Coffee Mug |
Using
this stealthy thermal porcelain cup to grab your morning coffee will
surprise your local barista. The cup is double walled to ensure maximum
hotness, includes a silicone top, is dishwasher safe and keeps those
disposable cups out of the landfill.
Dimensions: 3.5" diameter; 6" tall
Capacity: 14 oz.
Made in China
$19 - Buy it online!
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Solarcone Green Cone Composter
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The Solarcone Green Cone is like a black hole for food waste, right there in your own back yard! Take that, Large Hadron Collider!
The
bottom part of the Solarcone is a basket that you bury in the
yard. Top part is a double-walled cone that uses solar heat to
accelerate decomposition. It is a fully enclosed system with a
locking lid to keep out animals and bugs. The system takes all
household food waste, including vegetable scraps,
raw and cooked meat or fish, bones, dairy products and other organic
food waste such as bread and pasta. The Green Cone will dispose
of more than 11 pounds of food waste a
week, which is over 25% greater than that produced by the average
household. The food waste is converted into water, carbon dioxide and a
small amount of residue, without the need for mixing or turning the
waste.
In a well operating system the residue will occupy only the bottom 10
inches
of the digestion basket after the decomposition of about a ton of food
waste! Read more about it here.
$160
gets you the whole Green Cone system, which includes the Green Cone, a
compost caddy for your kitchen, one packet of accelerator powder, and a
shaker jar for the powder. Not yet available in the web store,
but soon!
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Shower Coach
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Get
into top showering condition with the Shower Coach! This simple
five-minute hourglass timer attached to a big suction cup lets you keep
tabs on all that hot water you're wasting turning your body into a
soggy prune. Learn to clean up like a champ with the Shower
Coach! Now give me another 20 laps!
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Thanks for reading!
Sincerely,
Scott & Simone Greenward | |
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