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IUSB Center for a Sustainable Future

“Campus and Community working together to meet the needs of the future without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

For Michiana’s community resource for all things sustainable, go to this link:

IUSB Center for a Sustainable Future

 

A Guide to Businesses and Organizations

Participating in

GREEN MICHIANA:

A SUSTAINABILITY FAIR FOR HOME, GARDEN AND ROAD

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Indiana University South Bend

HOME AND BUSINESS IDEAS

Beanery Café - Downtown Mishwawa, thebeanerycafe@yahoo.com. Coffee café offering local foods, organic coffee and home-roasted beans.

Better World Books - Mishawaka, www.betterworldbooks.co.  Capitalizes on the value of the book to fund and support literacy initiatives locally, nationally and around the world.

Chicory Café - Downtown South Bend, www.chicorycafe.net. Serving only Fair Trade coffee, artisan teas and other products.

Culligan Water Cooler - South Bend, Mishawaka, kecker@culligan.com. Promotes ways to reduce use of plastic water bottles.

Free Geek Michiana (FGM) - http://wiki.freegeek.org. Not-for-profit organization whose primary mission is to keep computer components out of our landfills.  FGM refurbishes computer systems to distribute to low-income families. 

Home Depot - Mishawaka, www.homedepot.com/ecooptions. Offers eco option products that promote sustainable forestry, energy efficiency, health homes and air and water conservation.

Jamil Packaging Corporation - Mishawaka, www.jamilpackaging.com Manufactures and sell 100% recycled packaging.

Just Goods - www.justgoods.net Clothing and products for the home made with respect for workers and the environment. Member of the Fair Trade Association.

Lifestyle Design - lifestyle-design@hotmail.com Debra DuRall offering Feng shui and holistic approach to home design and organization.

PetsConnect! Inc - www.petsconnect.org Not-for-profit organization coordinating with local shelters to place animals in loving homes.

Shaklee Products - tciszczon@aol.com Tamara Ciszczon offers environmentally friendly home cleaning, health and beauty products.  Biodegradable household cleaners with Climate Neutral certification.

Sharp-Rite Precision Grinding - Mishawaka Avenue, South Bend. Bill Lewis sharpens nearly any cutting tool to encourage re-using rather than throwing away and buying new.

Ten Thousand Villages - Mishawaka and Goshen. Member of the International Fair Trade Association.  Offering products from around the world.

Wal-Mart - http://walmartstores.com/Sustainability Program for recycling plastic bags and line of eco products

 

ENERGY EFFICIENCY: AIR QUALITY IN HOMES AND BUILDING DESIGN

Abundant Energy Works, Inc. - http://www.powerplantworld.net  Use biofuels as an energy source for heating and cooling your home or business.  (866) 669-8295

Certified Home Inspections of Northern Indiana, LLC - Learn about radon testing and mitigation services. (574) 231-5000

ConSpec T Services - (574) 234-2198 svw@geothermalspecialist.biz  http://www.geothermalspecialist.biz Geothermal options for your home or business.

 Greenspring Construction - South Bend, (574) 229-7546 GrnSpringConstr@aol.com Home inspections, green building and remodeling, energy efficient improvements

Innovateus Development - South Bend (574) 968-4424 www.inovateus.com Photovoltaic (BIPV) panels.

Recycled Roofing - Edgnott@epsinc.ws  Alternatives to asphalt-based shingles and options in recycling asphalt shingles.

Solar Solutions - South Bend aaldendifer@gmail.com Specializing in photovoltaics for green buildings.

Indiana Renewable Energy Association - http://www.indianarenew.org http://indianarenew.blogspot.com  Educational seminars on wind and solar solutions in Indiana.

Troyer Group - Mishawaka, http://www.troyergroup.com Architecture firm specializing in green building design and designing buildings forr LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification.

 

GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING

Botonical Society of South Bend – http://www.botanicalsocietyofsouthbend.org Commited to preserving the greenhouses and botanical collections and promoting plant educational opportunities and community partnerships.

Child’s Play Organic Lawns - South Bend, Mishawaka, Granger, Elkhart http://www.childsplayorganiclawns.com Safe, non-toxic, organic fertilizer, lawn care and natural weed control.  Safe for pets and kids.

JF New Native Plant Nursery -Walkerton, Indiana http://www.jfnew.com Specializing in local native plants and consultation servies for using native plants for home and business.

Master Gardener, Organic Gardening - Diana Mendelsohn is a Master Gardener, Environmental educator and member of the St Joseph County Recycle Advisory Board and South Bend Tree Advisory Board.  She teaches 4-H classes (ages 3-19) in Forestry, Recycled Art, Organic Gardening and Entomology. djmendelsohn@aol.com

Potawatomi Community Garden- South Bend, sbgardens@yahoo.com Promoting community gardens in Michiana; workshops on gardening tips and local foods.

Prairie Wind Farms and Nature Retreat - Lakeville, http://www.prairiewindsnaturefarm.com Working educational farm providing activities for families and schools to learn about prairies and heritage breeding stock (maintaining genetic diversity of livestock raised for fiber or food).