Clean Air Gardening
Entirely devoted to pollution-reducing lawn and garden equipment. The owner started the business after discovering the joy of using a push-reel mower, then added electric mowers, compost bins, rain barrels, garden tools, planters, greenhouses, electric trimmers and blowers, birdfeeders and other miscellaneous "cool gadgets" like a pocket chainsaw and long-necked grass shears so you can trim your lawn without bending over. And, just for fun…Englis prttery garden gnomes.
City of Seattle Green Home Remodeling Guides
Free, easy-to-use downloadable guides to various aspects of green remodeling, including Remodel Overview, Bath & Laundry, Kitchen, Painting, Landscape Materials, Roofing, Hiring a Pro, and Salvage & Reuse. These books are simple, user-friendly, and full of photos. Designed for homeowners.
Chocolate Alchemy
Complete instructions on how to roast and process cacao beans into chocolate. “We have a simple but lofty goal. To unearth the esoteric knowledge needed to make great, real, home made chocolate from scratch, and pass that information on to you in a straight forward and approachable way.” They sells raw beans, but they are not organic and their recipes call for white sugar. Still, this is the place if you want to try making your own chocolate from raw beans.
Chem-Dry
Carpet cleaning without chemicals. "The secret…is the millions of microscopic carbonating cleaning bubbles in our cleaner…The carbonating solutions penetrate deep into the base of the carpet, literally exploding dirt and grime off of the fiber's surface. Then, we use hot water extraction to lift the dirty particles to the surface where they are whisked away…Because it uses a fraction of the water compared to steam cleaning, and contains no soaps, detergents, solvents, enzymes, or other harsh chemicals, it can be used around your entire family, including your pets." I checked into this and it really is just carbonated water, as nontoxic as club soda.
Check Gallery
“The Environmental Check Company.” Personal checks printed on recycled paper with soy-based ink. “We use 24 lb. MICR bond paper with 20% post-consumer fiber, the highest possible using today’s technology.” Large selection of nature-inspired designs as well as the standards. NOTE: This link goes to an umbrella affiliate page. Enter “recycled” into the search box to access these recycled checks.
Charlie’s Soap
An affordable, unscented laundry product that is also natural–made with only coconut-based soap and washing soda. Customers rave about how well it cleans, makes clothes soft and removes stains. And it costs only 16 cents a load (if you buy the 5-gallon bucket, the price goes down to 10 cents a load–incuding shipping).
The Carpet and Rug Institute Green Label Carpets
A list of carpets, adhesives, and carpet cushions that meet indoor air quality standards set by the Institute. These are "low-emitting" carpets, most made from synthetic fibers. If you need to purchase synthetic carpet and that the the only option, these are the least toxic synthetic carpets on the market.
Candtec Candle Systems
These 100% natural beeswax candles are truly unique! The candle itself is long and slender and comes in a coil. Before you burn it, you can pull as much as you want through the specially designed holder to make a candle of your desired length and burn time. Coiled candles come in sizes that will burn from 12 to 100 hours, and refill candles are available.
The Candle Lady
100% beeswax candles in unusual styles–spiral and twisted tapers, solid pillars, and molded candles with beautiful intricate designs. Also bayberry wax tapers (read descriptions carefully as there are also some that are only bayberry scented).
Candle Bee Farm
I had to give this website the gold star after reading their excellent page on "Beeswax Facts." These are beekeepers making candles from their own wax. "Candle Bee Farm only uses beeswax generated here on the farm and from select domestic sources for candle making…We also utilize solar melt methods that release any possible residuals before filtering and candle pouring begins. Ah, the warm, healing energy of the sun! Solar melting the wax vaporizes impurities leaving a pure, clean product." Solar melting! Choose from tapers, pillars, and many novelties, including animal shapes and holiday.
