At this stage in the game it’s a rare occurrence to find something in your house or in a store that is made in the U.S.A. and not in China.  There’s a lot of ways to be ‘green’ and I’ll be the first to admit I  fail on most of them!   I don’t compost, I don’t drive an electric car, I can’t afford solar panels, I have a full flush toilet, I don’t collect rain water … trust me the list goes on.  Someday I hope to have a self contained off the grid carbon neutral  living arrangement … until then, I do my best to support items and businesses made locally by friends and family and choose MADE IN THE USA whenever possible.

View more information on the Cotton of the Carolinas website.

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Check out the TS Designs website for more information.  And while you’re there, be sure to take the Virtual Tour and become a fan on their facebook page for some behind-the-scenes action.

Fashion Designer & Illustrator, Julie Prescesky all the way up in Canada is doing her part to be green, creating one of a kind handmade apparel using recycled, repurposed, and ethically sourced organic materials.

http://www.julesmae.com

Majestic Birds Make a Big Impact at the Mountain Green Conference

By far one of the most popular attractions at the conference was the Carolina Raptor exhibition!  The center brought 3 of it’s educational birds to visit for the day including two owls and a hawk.  The raptor center does it’s best to rehabilitate and release birds back into the wild.  The birds that are part of the education program are unable to be returned to the wild but sure do a huge service for their kind.  The raptors make a tremendous impact on children and adults which helps to tell their story and raise funds to help rescue and rehabilitate others.   In the very near future WeAreGreen.tv will be visiting the center and we hope to tell you more about their incredible story and share some amazing photos and video!

With your support, you can help other orphaned raptors be released into the wild.

Click Here to make a donation

Bald Eagle Release on The 4th of July! “Carolina Raptor Center will release a bald eagle in honor of North Carolina’s veterans and fallen service men and women. The event will be at McGuire Nuclear Station’s EnergyExplorium. The free event begins at 8:30 AM, led by military and political leaders, culminating with the eagle release at 9:15 AM. Local and state dignitaries expected to attend with keynote speaker Colonel Charles A. Dunn II of Pope Air Force Base. Local veteran and Mayor of Davidson, John Woods will release the eagle.”  Click Here for more info on this event.

Race Car Driver Leilani Munter Making a Difference at Top Speed!

Kelly Miller (Senior Vice President & Executive Director of the Asheville Convention & Visitors Bureau) introduced Leilani Munter a.k.a. Carbon Free Girl.    Leilani is a biology graduate, racecar driver, vegetarian and environmental spokeswoman.  Her keynote speech helped to inspire both young an old to do all that is possible to help the environment.

Leilani’s extraordinary mission to stay carbon neutral has proven to be quite the challenge yet she remains strong.  Leilani is going the extra mile only accepting ‘Green’ sponsors for her race car.  This challenging step has kept her off the track for a short period while on her mission to green her car.

So, any of you forward thinking green businesses out there who want a cool female racecar driver as part of your marketing contact:

Leilani’s Eco Dream Team

Blown Away by Speaker Eric Henry of TS Designs!

TS Designs prints and dyes T-Shirts.   What sets them apart is their 3-part bottom line that focuses equally on People, Planet and Profit.  They use local and organic cottons and top quality low impact dieing process.

We were so blown away by Erics A+ quality shirt and mission that we’ll soon be dedicating a few post to the companies incredible mission and achievements.

One of these future post will include the full video of his presentation at the Mountain Green Sustainability Conference.

TS Designs has an industrial location with:

• A small farm that employees volunteer in and benefit from.
• Solar panels on the roof
• Bio-diesel station out front along with a Bio-Diesel Co-op facility
• Walking path
• Beehive
• Natural landscaping based on permaculture
• Compost & compost heating
• Recycled carpet
• Water free urinal and grey water toilet

… I mean really what has your business implemented lately!  Just buying recycled paper, take it up a notch or ten. Click here to see a full tour of the complex and be inspired.

Some of our Favorite Vendors at the Conference

The image above is from the Living Roofs display.  The plants they use are so pretty, I would need to have a roof top garden just to admire them.  I was really impressed with Alkemi Recyled Surface Material I’ve never seen such beautiful textured material green or otherwise a really impressive product.  Click below to see images

http://wickedhemp.com