Southern Marin EcoMoms and the Marin Mompreneurs spread the word about Marin Green Business Program
Last Wednesday evening, March 24, the Marin County Green Business Program got a giant boost from local ecomoms and members of another local mother’s group, the Marin Mompreneurs.
About 40 attendees, mostly local business owners, gathered at Green by Design/Mahoney Architects in Mill Valley to find out why they should consider getting certified as a Marin Green Business.
Eric Steinhofer, husband of local green-certified biz owner (and EcoMom) Tanya Steinhofer, gave an overview of the Marin Green Biz program and why it should matter to anyone who owns (or is employed by) a Marin business. Turns out certification is great for your image as well as your bottom line—reducing, reusing, and recycling saves serious cash as well as the planet.
A nugget from the Marin Green Business website:
The Green Business Program is a voluntary partnership among business leaders, government agencies and non-profit organizations. We recognize and promote businesses that demonstrate continuous compliance with applicable environmental regulations, conserve energy, water, and other materials, implement sound environmental practices that prevent pollution and waste generation, and share environmentally responsible practices with other businesses in our community.
Please check out www.maringreenbusiness.org if you are interested in learning more about the program. Consensus among the many business owners attending who had already gotten their certification is that it is easy, educational, and incredibly beneficial to business. If you need help getting started, just email Eric eric@redwoodgrovewm.com.
After the initial overview of the program, Collen Mahoney of Mahoney Architects facilitated a truly inspirational panel of women business owners (who just happen to be moms) discussing how to green your business. Check out the lineup:
Colleen Mahoney, Green by Design and Mahoney Architects & Interiors --for 25 years, dedicated to helping create well designed homes and offices and to providing home products that are beautiful, durable and eco-friendly. www.mahoney-architects.com
Robin Frank, CEO of Beep Beep Media—Robin, aka “Green Robeen” understands the overwhelming amount of info out there, so she does all the research for you and tweets it in manageable doses. Voted by mashable.com as one of the top green tweeters in the world. Tweet Robin at greenrobeen
Carol MdDonnell, founding consultant at Chartreuse—Chartreuse offers a complete line of organic skincare, baby care, and cleaning products that are effective, economical and hip. www.chartreuseproducts.com
Paige Roberts, Fabkins –cute and colorful organic cloth napkins on a mission. Use them as napkins, hankies, instant wet wipe (just add water), etc. Dedicated to completing the waste-free lunch. www.fabkins.com
Michelle Stern, What's Cooking—Cooking classes for kids. Michelle has appeared on ABC’s View from the Bay seven times. Her classes teach families to enjoy food together and to use food and cooking to help those less fortunate. www.whatscooking.info/
Kate Stickley, Arterra Landscape Architects—with increased awareness of resource utilization and consrvation, Arterra offers expertise in passive solar site design, rainwater catchment, vertical gardens, and living roofs. www.arterrallp.com
The panel talked passionately about their green journeys both professionally and personally, and they were an inspiration to all (even to me, a non-business owner☺ )
This EcoMom would like to thank Katy Song of Marin Mompreneurs for conceptualizing and organizing the whole event.
The more we can spread the word about the Marin Green Biz Program, the better the health of our families and planet!
About 40 attendees, mostly local business owners, gathered at Green by Design/Mahoney Architects in Mill Valley to find out why they should consider getting certified as a Marin Green Business.
Eric Steinhofer, husband of local green-certified biz owner (and EcoMom) Tanya Steinhofer, gave an overview of the Marin Green Biz program and why it should matter to anyone who owns (or is employed by) a Marin business. Turns out certification is great for your image as well as your bottom line—reducing, reusing, and recycling saves serious cash as well as the planet.
A nugget from the Marin Green Business website:
The Green Business Program is a voluntary partnership among business leaders, government agencies and non-profit organizations. We recognize and promote businesses that demonstrate continuous compliance with applicable environmental regulations, conserve energy, water, and other materials, implement sound environmental practices that prevent pollution and waste generation, and share environmentally responsible practices with other businesses in our community.
Please check out www.maringreenbusiness.org if you are interested in learning more about the program. Consensus among the many business owners attending who had already gotten their certification is that it is easy, educational, and incredibly beneficial to business. If you need help getting started, just email Eric eric@redwoodgrovewm.com.
After the initial overview of the program, Collen Mahoney of Mahoney Architects facilitated a truly inspirational panel of women business owners (who just happen to be moms) discussing how to green your business. Check out the lineup:
Colleen Mahoney, Green by Design and Mahoney Architects & Interiors --for 25 years, dedicated to helping create well designed homes and offices and to providing home products that are beautiful, durable and eco-friendly. www.mahoney-architects.com
Robin Frank, CEO of Beep Beep Media—Robin, aka “Green Robeen” understands the overwhelming amount of info out there, so she does all the research for you and tweets it in manageable doses. Voted by mashable.com as one of the top green tweeters in the world. Tweet Robin at greenrobeen
Carol MdDonnell, founding consultant at Chartreuse—Chartreuse offers a complete line of organic skincare, baby care, and cleaning products that are effective, economical and hip. www.chartreuseproducts.com
Paige Roberts, Fabkins –cute and colorful organic cloth napkins on a mission. Use them as napkins, hankies, instant wet wipe (just add water), etc. Dedicated to completing the waste-free lunch. www.fabkins.com
Michelle Stern, What's Cooking—Cooking classes for kids. Michelle has appeared on ABC’s View from the Bay seven times. Her classes teach families to enjoy food together and to use food and cooking to help those less fortunate. www.whatscooking.info/
Kate Stickley, Arterra Landscape Architects—with increased awareness of resource utilization and consrvation, Arterra offers expertise in passive solar site design, rainwater catchment, vertical gardens, and living roofs. www.arterrallp.com
The panel talked passionately about their green journeys both professionally and personally, and they were an inspiration to all (even to me, a non-business owner☺ )
This EcoMom would like to thank Katy Song of Marin Mompreneurs for conceptualizing and organizing the whole event.
The more we can spread the word about the Marin Green Biz Program, the better the health of our families and planet!
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