All Posts Tagged With: "organic"

Yes, their name is really Bark! And for good reason. No, they’re not a tree store. They offer premium natural and organic products for pets, like preservative-free pet foods and treats, natural supplements, eco-friendly toys and bedding, and handmade local items. They strive to provide products that are organic, hormone- and antibiotic-free, free-range/cage-free, made from recycled materials, sustainable and environmentally friendly, locally made, fair trade, and/or humanely raised. With locations in Clarksville and Olney, Maryland pet-owners have little reason not to visit.

The Takoma Park Farmer’s Market consists of about two dozen producers that line Laurel Avenue every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It began in 1982 as both Washington, DC’s first Sunday market and one of the first "producers-only" markets. Everything sold at the self-governing market is fresh and local – produced by the people who sell it. Products sold at the market must be produced within a 125-mile radius of Takoma Park, meaning some non-regional products like bananas must be excluded. Visit the website for more information on the market or the participating farms.

Green School of Baltimore is an elementary school with a different approach to learning. Adopting a curriculum that embraces what they call “EIC” (Environment as an Integrating Context”, the school’s surroundings and community are used as the context for math, reading, science, and social studies. Each grade participates in year-long studies and projects that include creating rain gardens, planning and growing an edible, organic garden, developing a recycling program, and creating a tree nursery. The school’s mission is not only to educate its students, but help them increase environmental stewardship through experiential environmental education. 

Divinity Veganatural produces compassionately-manufactured body products and markets them at more than 20 locations scattered across Maryland, Northern Virginia and Oregon. Using sustainable, organic items like shea nut butter, virgin coconut oil, and hempseed oil, Veganatural employs fair-trade policies in its production processes, and donates a portion of each online purchase to various human-rights and liberation organizations.

OK Natural Foods is a vegan organic "corner" grocer located in historic Mt. Vernon. It’s a tiny place but it’s stocked full of supplements of all varieties, baked goods, delicious soy drinks, natural sodas and ginger beers, a generous selection of bulk foods, chips and snacks, and a refrigerator conveniently stocked with a selection of prepared sandwiches, salads, and desserts. And man do they have an amazing tea selection for their size. You’ll definitely find things here you won’t find at Whole Foods.

Biggs and Featherbelle is body care with a health-conscious mission. Their handmade products are free of synthetic fragrances, dyes and additives. Started by 2 sisters with a recipe for soap they retrieved from a magazines article Kelly and Kasey now sell their products at more then 50 locations up and down the east coast, the west and mid west.

Spoons is a unique coffee/sandwich shop located in the heart of Fells Point, serving deliciously roasted organic coffee. Now although you might think that while being featured on the GoforChange site this pleasurable little place would be serving a full course organic menu, they don’t. What they do, do is something all the more amazing. While saving your wallet a few dollars Spoons composts 95% of their waste, is 100% wind power operated, uses biodegradable packaging, no Styrofoam ever! They also use only locally grown and sourced items, have replaced their lights to compact fluorescent and their roof is coated with recycled aluminum that will reflect 80% of the sun’s rays. They even print their menus on recycled paper. Oh and the food’s pretty good too!