Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
The largest organic gardening supply company in the U.S., they carry everything you need to grow your own food, and ship everywhere in the United States. They sell seeds, fertilizers, weed and pest controls, garden tools, irrrigation, growing supplies, books, plus all the tools to preserve the abundance of food you have grown. They also sell backyard chicken and beekeeping supplies, wine making kits, and so much more. “We are dedicated to preserving the environment by providing you with cost-effective, state-of-the-art, organic growing supplies and the information and tools needed to apply them. We strive to provide great service, low prices and the best selection of quality products available, while maintaining our leadership as one of the pioneers of America’s organic gardening supplies marketplace. When you shop with us, be assured that each product has been reviewed by our staff. We know you want quality, so we scrutinized every product in this catalog to ensure that it meets our high standards.”
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Listen to my interview with Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply, Retail Store Manager Sarah Griffin-Boubacar. |
Tilth Beauty
A natural-based, high-performance, anti-aging luxury skincare line that is also gluten-free. Based on three decades of experience, research, and development, each product has been painstakingly crafted with a unique and potent blend of botanical and industry -proven ingredients without ANY potentially harmful elements commonly found in most skincare products: no parabens, phthalates, sulfates, petroleum-based products, silicones, synthetic fragrances or GMOs, animal/dairy-derived products, or artificial colors. “Tilth is the name given to indicate the health of soil. Healthy soil (soil with good tilth) is seen to be oxidized with the ability to maintain good levels of moisture and vital nutrients. Tilth Beauty has taken this concept and adapted it using the latest skin care technology to produce the best anti-aging skin care products. “Here at Tilth Beauty, we’ve combined the readily available tools given to us by Mother Nature with cutting edge technology to forge luxurious, safe and highly effective skin care products without using any questionable ingredients.” Products have a slight fragrance from the botanical ingredients.
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Listen to my interview with Tilth Beauty Founder and Owner Anthony Vargas. |
Life Without Plastic
This extensive website was put together by a couple who wanted to help people reduce their plastic consumption. They quickly realized that to accomplish this, they needed to be able to point them toward non-plastic alternatives that could replace the plastic items currently used in day-to-day life. Today their website sells plastic-free items that are scrupulously reviewed by them for quality, health, environment, and worker conditions, showing “the beauty and simplicity of a life without plastic.” Child and baby products, food storage, tableware, water storage, bags, toys, home and body care, kitchen, glassware, school and office supplies, travel and takeout, pet care, water, gifts.
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Aquarian Bath
All-natural handmade bath and body products that come in plastic-free packaging. Soaps, herbal products, tooth powder, deodorant salve, mosquito repellant and more, made with clays, herbs, and essential oils. You can even purchase their premium ingredients and make your own.
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Listen to my interview with Aquarian Bath President Cory Trusty. |
ECOLunchbox
A collection of nontoxic and waste-free items to use for packing food to take on the go…to school, work, travel, picnics, and anyplace else. They carry everything in one place to create a back-to-basics carry-your-lunch solution using traditional materials. Food containers, resuable sacks and napkins, utensils, and bags.
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Listen to my interview with ECOLunchbox Founder Sandra Ann Harris. |
Bee’s Wrap
Bees Wrap is a wonderful alternative to plastic wrap…made of organic cotton muslin, beeswax, jojoba oil, and tree resin. “This combination of ingredients creates a malleable food wrap that can be used again and again. Simply mold the Bee’s Wrap to the top of your dish by using the warmth and pressure of your hands to create a seal. When the Bee’s Wrap cools (within seconds) it holds its seal. Use the same method to wrap cheese, vegetables, bread, and baked goods. It is not recommended for meat…The beeswax and jojoba oil have antibacterial qualities that help to keep your food fresh.” Comes in four sizes.
Bee Raw
A wonderful collection of raw American varietal honeys, with location of apiary, floral source, and food pairings given for each honey. They also sell complementary products such as well-paired organically-grown teas and seeds to plant in your garden to help save the bees. Also lots of recipes and information on how YOU can help save the bees.
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Listen to my interview with Bee Raw CEO (and chef) Zeke Freeman.. |
Benjamin Moore Paints
Benjamin Moore paints are easy to find locally if you need a low- or no-VOC paint today and can’t wait to order a specialty paint online. I’ve used their Eco Spec WB and Aura paints in my own home; Natura is another good choice that is zero VOC. Search for these paints on their website for more information on each, or visit your local Benjamin Moore store. ” Eco Spec WB meets the highest environmental requirements including LEED credit.”
Bamboee Reusable Bamboo Towel
A towel made from certified organic bamboo that you use like a paper towel, but can be washed and re-used more than 100 times. It is stonger, more absorbent, more durable and cleans better than any paper towel, but looks and feels like a paper towel—they even come on a roll that you can put in your paper towel holder. The bamboo is grown and harvested using sustainable practice. By nature, once harvested bamboo regrows new sprouts every year. Trees grown to make paper towels do not regrow once harvested. 1 roll of Bambooee can replace up to 500 rolls of paper towels.
Savannah Bee Company
A lovely collection of pure “varietal” honeys gathered from a single type of blossom and “everyday” honeys, carefully chosen for sweetness and flavor profiles that suit an intended use. All honeys are unheated and unadulterated. Owned by a beekeeper who has loved and kept bees since childhood, this website reflects a lifetime of knowledge about bees and uses of honey. In addition to maintaining their own hives, “we buy our honey from ecologically responsible beekeepers who cherish their bees.”
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Listen to my interview with Savannah Bee Company Founder Ted Dannard. |
