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Green Focus by Juliane Poirier
July 1st, 2009
Cows, ice cream and etiquetteTwo things upfront: Napa was once a cow town, and Gary Larson should be illustrating this column today. A reader kindly passed along news of a business innovation outstanding in its field. Literally.
June 24th, 2009
Crane Brothers go organicLast week I visited a vineyard where chemical weed killer has been banned and replaced with a weed control method that dates back centuries.
June 17th, 2009
A smart kind of riskA smart kind of risk is good. Long ago, in a cynical moment, I told my friend, John Garn, “You’re crazy. Business people are never going to buy into this.”
June 10th, 2009
Little engine that didThe Little Engine That Could had to push pretty hard against gravity and perceptual obstacles. Outside of children’s bedtime books, heroic locomotives pull their weight to a higher standard of air quality. Old diesel-powered engines out there right now are chanting in several languages, “I think I can convert, I think I can convert, I think I can convert.” To what?
June 3rd, 2009
Living up to one's wordCan a good meal create a more sustainable Napa? How about a good yoga class? The answer may lie somewhere between South Africa and the plate of vegetables in front of you at 1140 Main St.
May 27th, 2009
Won't you be my neighbor?Doing the right thing in Napa turns out to be fun and profitable after all. In 2007, local writer Mick Winter published a no-nonsense guide to saving money, “Sustainable Living for Home, Neighborhood and Community.” It’s a terrific, get-to-the-point guidebook showing painless ways to increase cash and well being for self and planet alike. It’s also an easy-reading source for sustainability in a nutshell.
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