Category: Goods

South Mountain Creamery

drawing by: alyssa
drawing by: alyssa

South Mountain Creamery is a nationally recognized family-owned farm in Maryland, serving quality milk and dairy products. Most importantly, they promote an environmental health-conscious vision of food production. They use no hormones or antibiotics on any of their cows and encourage recycling of their glass bottles, sparing unnecessary landfill space. Using glass bottles not only maintains quality taste but also minimizes toxic residue seepage from cardboard or plastic. Come down and see the farm in Middletown firsthand; they welcome observation and assistance in milking and calf-feeding!

Mill Valley Center and Farmers Market

photo by: alyssa
photo by: alyssa

Located right next to the Route 83 exit with Baltimores emphamis crocodile mural, the Mill Valley Center offers only locally grown produce from the Chesapeake Bay Watershed area and garden supplies sourced from the U.S. You can also find fair-trade coffee, plants from local nurseries in addition to a host of other environmentally conscious small businesses.

Ecoprint

drawing by: alyssa
drawing by: alyssa

Ecoprint , first founded in 1977, is a printing company that uses environmentally responsible printing processes that are 100% carbon neutral, with a net of zero greenhouse gas emissions. Offering a number of services, including printing, conceptualization and design, data work, storage, and mailing, Ecoprint has spent years doing research with ink manufacturers and paper mills to come up with new products and processes to create a higher standard of environmental stewardship in the industry, like using Eco-ink® and recycled papers free of hazardous chemicals.

Eco-Green Living

drawing by: alyssa
drawing by: alyssa

Eco-Green Living , located on NW Church Street in Washington, D.C., is an ideal stop for anyone looking to be a bit more green-minded in their home or personal purchases, offering a wide range of products from bamboo flooring to organic bedding to fair trade chocolate. They feature products from multiple lines of green vendors, like natural light systems from Solatube , tankless and solar water heaters from Rheem , and body products from Perfect Organics .

Door to Door Organics

drawing by: alyssa
drawing by: alyssa

Door to Door Organics , located in Bucks County, PA, has been delivering organic produce to homes and businesses on the East Coast since 1996. The family owned and operated business delivers a variety of fruit, vegetable, or mixed fruit and vegetable boxes, depending on availability, using biodiesel to fuel their delivery vehicles. They strive to recycle everything possible and leave the smallest carbon footprint possible, even composting their "NOT plastic bags". Visit their website for more information or to order online.

Bark!

photo by: alyssa
photo by: alyssa

Yes, their name is really Bark! And for good reason. No, they’re not a tree store. They offer premium natural and organic products for pets, like preservative-free pet foods and treats, natural supplements, eco-friendly toys and bedding, and handmade local items. They strive to provide products that are organic, hormone- and antibiotic-free, free-range/cage-free, made from recycled materials, sustainable and environmentally friendly, locally made, fair trade, and/or humanely raised. With locations in Clarksville and Olney, Maryland pet-owners have little reason not to visit.

Solar Publishing

photo by: alyssa
photo by: alyssa

Solar Publishing is located in Owing Mills, MD and is a multi-media production company. “We utilize print, video, animation and web-based media to encourage humanity to embrace our connection with the environment.” “Solar Publishing promotes cultural awareness, planetary responsibility and holistic living.” Their books help teach kids about the environment and the diverse peoples around them ultimately giving a stronger sense of themselves and the world around them.