If We Only Connect

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).