Archive for the 'Earth-Friendly' Category

The Carmi Times:
A Carmi couple may have found a niche business that is needed in the area. Bill and Kelli Chapman are offering a curbside pick-up service of certain recyclable waste.

Kelli told The Times during a Wednesday interview they are currently accepting customers and can be reached at 382-8619 or by e-mail at kelli@begreen-recycling.com. They […]

Wicked Local:
Starting next month, even the babies in Wellesley will begin to go green.
A new store, Your Baby Naturally, is coming to Wellesley Square in August. The store will sell organic baby products such as clothes made without chemicals or dyes, wooden toys, organic bedding and cloth diapers. It is the first, and so far […]

When it comes to Adena Surabian’s products, it is not so much what is in them as what is not found. As in, no parabens, no sulfates, and no synthetic fragrances. These products are gentle for children, while adults are able to use it too. From shampoo to diaper cream, […]

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Mary Beth Karchella-MacCumbee belongs to what she calls “the cloth community” and tries, as much as possible, to live a paperless life.
A skilled seamstress who whips fabric around a sewing machine like a magician doing sleight-of-hand tricks, the Wilkins mother of three turns out cloth diapers, panty liners and bags of all shapes and […]

WheelingCountrySide:
Busy moms look for ways to socialize with other moms while their children play.
One option is the new Nibbles’ Play Cafe, 13 Huntington Lane, Wheeling, designed to provide a safe place for children ages 6 months to 7 years to play and give their moms a break. Nibbles’ will be having its grand opening from […]

For Adena it didn’t start off as a business. It was a necessity. When her 1 year old daughter broke out in a rash all over her body, she found herself sitting in front of the computer researching each ingredient in a variety of products trying to pin-point which one would have caused […]

Gardening was not something new to Annette, who has two generations of garden business owners behind her. So it’s no surprise that she would find a passion in gardening and a way to make this business something of her own. After all, The Happy Gardener is not the average gardening supply business.
Taking all […]

baltimoresun.com:
A couple of years ago, Gretchen Pike, a mother with a couple of very small children, started an Internet company selling the kind of baby gear you can’t find everywhere, like Ergo baby carriers, old-fashioned European and wooden toys, and eco-friendly kids’ clothes. Her husband christened it “Bediboo.”
The business took over their house, Pike says, […]

Wacotrib.com:
Jill Clark and Mandi DuPuy have partnered to form Two Green Moms, a company that sells environmentally friendly products.
They’ve begun by marketing tote bags made of polypropylene that will hold 30 pounds. Clark says they’re ideal for grocery shopping and eliminate the need for several plastic bags.
The totes can be used time after time. Clark […]

Family Talk Magazine:
Barbara Arango’s entrepreneurial life was inspired by her dirty car.
Last year, the Kalamazoo mother of three was looking for an environmentally friendly way to wash her car. She did some Internet research and found a waterless car cleaner made from a blend of organic soaps. Intrigued, she tried it — and loved it.
The […]