Santa Rosa residents will open their homes to the public in an effort to highlight energy efficiency and sustainable measures, while demystifying the process to go solar. The tour is Sunday, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be six homes on the tour, all with a unique theme and story. One of the Santa Rosa homes {…}
So what if by the time you read this, the summer will be more than half over. That doesn’t mean you aren’t in the market for a great deal on durable backyard furniture that happens to be eco-friendly, too. This is where Green Frog Outdoor Furniture comes in. The Petaluma-based vendor specializes in products made from a variety of recycled {…}
We here at Green Sonoma have been a fan of Jordan for years; the Alexander Valley winery makes killer Cabernet Sauvignon and has a French-style chateau that is so exquisite, it makes you feel like you’ve teleported to France. Lately, however, we’ve been going ga-ga over “The Journey of Jordan,” the winery’s video blog. On these virtual pages, Communications Director {…}
The slogan for Santa Rosa’s Green Tech Automotive says it all: “A clean approach to a dirty job.” Since it opened in 2009, the shop has been embracing eco-friendly approaches to auto care—an industry that is inherently dirty and traditionally has paid little attention to reducing, reusing and recycling. As owner Nathan Boemler explains it, Green Tech is conserving the {…}
Next weekend’s free Rivertown Revival on the McNear Peninsula along the Petaluma River will raise money for the Petaluma River Heritage Center, a project of Friends of the Petaluma River. Naturally, then, the shindig will boast dozens of green and eco-conscious components, too. Organizers have implemented an aggressive zero-waste policy with all vendors; working with Sonoma County’s own Green Mary {…}
Green-heads and conservationists alike agreed that the best exhibit at last year’s county Fair was the “Sustainable Sonoma” exhibit in a temporary bio-dome. Naturally, then, we are delighted to announce that the exhibit will be back for this year’s 2011 Sonoma County Fair, which starts July 27. The exhibit will comprise of a number of components, from daily lectures to {…}
It’s no secret that we here at Green Sonoma are fanatical about farmers’ markets. Naturally, then, we’re over-the-moon excited that the weekly Saturday market at Zazu restaurant in rural Santa Rosa is back in action. Yes, this is the same Zazu 2011 Grand Cochon winners Duskie Estes and (hubby) John Stewart have made famous, the same place that specializes in {…}
Windsor’s Mary Munat, a.k.a. “Green Mary,” is a zero-waste advocate and leader of a campaign to ban plastic bags in Sonoma County. She also runs a garbage-greening business through which she helps local event organizers minimize their impact on the environment as a whole. After penning a profile of Munat for the Press-Democrat earlier this spring, yours truly sat down {…}
It’s no coincidence that Janine Bjornson named her West County company Clay, Bones and Stones. The five-year-old company—which specializes in green building and design—incorporates at least two of these materials (minus bones) in almost every project. Its name is, in a sense, a calling card. Even the “bones” part of the moniker has meaning—Bjornson says it refers to the ancient {…}
So what if it has been a rainy week here in Sonoma County? President Obama has proclaimed June to be National Great Outdoors Month, and we think that means it’s time to get out and explore. With that in mind (and with special thanks to Jane Huber at Bay Area Hiker) here are Green Sonoma’s four favorite hikes around the {…}
