“Green” is the buzzword for business, seeking to greenwash themselves into warmer customer relations and “consumer” confidence.
“Green” also represents substance and represents giving people options, making it easier to do less harm to the planet while fulfilling needs for food, transport, and shelter.
Expansion of the second is a Silver BB / Dust mite to help us transition through the perfect storm of economic, energy, and environmental challenges. Around the globe, such increased ‘store front’ real green options are increasing, even if not fast enough and even if not dominant enough against our challenges. Here is a guest post from John Tehans, a ‘virtual’ friend/colleague, who has just opened a Main Street store to make “green” options more accessible to the average citizen.
Saturday, September 12, 2009 – the newest franchise in the ‘g’ Green Design Center chain opened its doors to the public with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 290 West Main Street in Northborough, MA. While we had planned for Lt. Governor Tim Murray to be in attendance, he was called away for a soldier’s funeral at the last minute – for more than purely selfish reasons, I’ll be much happier when we reach a day where soldier’s funerals don’t happen so frequently. State Senator Michael Moore was on hand for the festivities, as well as State Rep. Harold Naughton’s chief of staff Susan Templeton, who brought us a proclamation from the state house welcoming my new business to the town and state. Selectperson Fran Bakstran from Northborough also helped to cut the ribbon, and State Rep. Carolyn Dykema made it to the event after the ribbon cutting was completed.
Please join me over the fold for some pictures and more discussion…
Pictured from left to right: State Senator Michael Moore, State Rep. Harold Naughton’s chief of staff Susan Templeton, Nicole Goldman, owner/operator of ‘g’ Green Design Center corporate headquarters, John Tehan, franchise owner of the Northborough location (that’s me!), Northborough Selectperson Fran Bakstran, and Kate Donaghue, State Democratic Party Committee member from Westboro. Looking on in the background is my beautiful daughter, Jillian.
Our mission at ‘g’ Green Design Center is to provide you with everything needed to create green, sustainable environments that are both beautiful and responsible to our earth. Whether you’re building a new space or renovating an existing one, we have environmentally friendly choices to help our customers create beautiful and unique interiors that are healthier for the occupants and better for the planet.
Green is not a trend – it’s an acknowledgement of our responsibility to limit our impact on the earth or risk a process of deterioration that threatens our ability to survive on the planet. Green is not a threat, it’s a way of life.
Currently, our buildings contribute the majority of pollution and deleterious chemicals that produce global warming, deplete our natural resources as well as compromise our health through toxic materials and dangerous chemicals. At ‘g’ our intention is to provide materials and products that reduce or erase this impact on our daily lives, as well as giving you the knowledge and ability to implement new practices that will become a way of life now and into the future.
Here’s a few snaps of our product line:
Renewably made products – bamboo bowls, utensils, towels and pot holders, stainless steel water bottles and decorative shopping bags, and more…
Flooring samples from Eco Timber – bamboo flooring, and exotic South American woods harvested sustainably from FSC Certified forests.
A variety of eco-friendly paints and stains from AFM Safecoat, Bio-Shield, and Old Fashioned Milk Paint. You can learn more about our entire product line here.
Please stop by my store if you’re in the area – or stop by virtually if you’re not nearby! Here’s the details:
‘g’ Green Design Center Northborough
290 West Main St.
Northborough, MA 01532
Phone: 508-393-4111
Email: northboro@ggreendesign.com
I’ll leave you with just a few more pictures – thanks for reading!
Discussing the store with State Rep. Carolyn Dykema, who made sure to wear her green coat to the event!
The Proclamation from the State House
Jillian mugging for the camera