Green Marketplace
Check out and visit all of these great green-friendly businesses in and around the Twin Cities. Click on a one of the following categories to find businesses and services to suit your needs:
• Home and Garden
• Food and Dining
• Beauty, Health and Fitness
• Arts and Entertainment
• Family Living
• Cleaning and Repair
• Clothing and Accessories
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| Buell’s Landscape Center Buell’s Landscape Center help you to design and create the perfect garden and yard for your home or business. (651)459-9331 www.buells.com |
| International Insulation Contractors We do Spray Foam Insulation. Fiberglass insulations can lose up to 28% of their labeled R-Value. Spray foam insulation is the only insulating product that holds it’s original insulating R-value. A greener way to insulate, a greener way to save energy, a greener way to save money. (612) 790-0302 www.getfoaminsulation.com |
| Jeff Builds Furniture Jeff has been building furniture for nearly thirty years. Using designs hearkening back to the mid to late 1800s, Jeff’s work is known for its simplicity, durability and functionality. His latest efforts utilize reclaimed lumber from remodeling or demolition or, where possible, hardwoods taken by disease or downed during the clearing of land for urban development. www.jeffbuildsfurniture.com |
| J-Mar Builders & Remodeling J-Mar Builders & Remodelers is a team of skilled building artisans and craftspeople. Since 1995, we’ve been building homes with passion, skill and dedication to the principle that a home is an integrated and interdependent system. We believe that creating environmentally responsible structures will serve both people and nature. (652) 275-3872 www.j-marbuilders.com |
| Kathy Endres, Eco-Broker As an EcoBroker Certified® Realtor®, Kathy has successfully completed a unique and informative training program on the energy and environmental issues that affect real estate transactions. Kathy joins the movement of professionals pushing the real estate market toward energy-efficient, sustainable, and healthier design/features in homes and buildings. (612) 419-7296 www.9460pioneertrail.com |
| Meadowood Meadowood designs and produces unique, high quality, hand paved driveways, walkways, and courtyards for distinctive properties in the upper Midwest region. (763) 478-6987 www.meadowoodinc.com |
| McDonald Construction As our ongoing commitment to building the best designed energy efficient new homes at an extraordinary value, we at McDonald Construction are proud of our 100% commitment to build all new homes under the ENERGY STAR new home program. (952) 432-7601 www.mcdonaldconstuction.com |
| Nature’s Stone Nature’s Stone sells and installs quality Granite countertops available in a beautiful spectrum of colors and reasonably priced. www.naturesstonedirect.com |
| North Central Reforestation North Central Reforestation, Inc. has been specializing in growing containerized tree seedlings for over 30 years. Our greenhouses are located in blustery west central Minnesota in the transition zone between forest and prairie so our trees grow up tough! We also provide bareroot stock from reputable wholesale growers to supplement our own stock. (877) 702-5579 www.ncrtrees.com |
| Orfield Design & Construction Orfield Design and Construction, Inc. is an award-winning company that has provided complete general contracting services for residential remodeling projects since 1978. Call us to set up a free consultation today! (952) 920-6543 www.orfielddesign.com |
| Otogawa-Anschel Otogawa-Anschel Design-Build, LLC is a small, award-winning design-build firm devoted to green building and urban living. We are committed to maintaining a high level of workmanship with special attention paid to the aesthetics involved in remodeling and adding to homes. (612) 789-7070 www.otogawa-anschel.com |
| Pure Inspired Design We provide environmentally conscious interior design for homeowners around the Twin Cities area. (651) 398-3076 www.pureinspireddesign.com |
| Rainbow Lawncare Our lawn care program has been carefully designed to create a great lawn from the soil up. It strengthens your grasses natural ability to fight weeds and disease with little or no pesticide input. (952) 922-3810 www.rainbowlawncare.net |
| Minnesota Greenstar We seeks to transform the Minnesota residential building industry into one where healthy and sustainable building practices are understood, economically advantageous and socially desirable. It not only provides standards for designing and building better homes, but it promotes a socio-economic environment that makes such methods attainable to everyone. (651) 493-0294 www.mngreenstar.org |
| Egg Systems Geothermal From residential new construction to massive commercial projects, ESI provides comprehensive HVAC services throughout Florida and Georgia. With more than a million square feet under contract, our professional office staff ensures that nothing is left to chance. (727) 848-7545 www.geothermalexperts.net |
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| Ecopolitan Come by our restaurant to enjoy some vegan “ecolicious” cuisine featuring 100% organic raw gourmet entrees paired with our organic NSA wine menu. Or, stop by our EcoShop for non-toxic body and home products, supplements, health screens, organic cotton/hemp, and VOC-free paints, sealants and cleaners. (612) 874-7336 www.ecopolitan.com |
| Golden’s Deli We are a low-waste, no-waste restaurant. We’ve been green from the beginning because we feel it is the right thing to do. Stop by our restaurant for lunch or call to get your event catered by us. (651) 224-8888 www.goldensdeli.us |
| Grassfed Cattle Company The Grass Fed Cattle Company is a cooperative of local farmers that specialize in raising 100% grass fed cattle, on free range, with no added hormones or antibiotics. (612) 581-7787 www.grassfedcattlecompany.com |
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| Aveda Aveda™, The Art and Science of Pure Flower and Plant Essences™, was founded in 1978 with the goal of providing beauty industry professionals with high performance, botanically based products that would be better for service providers and their guests, as well as for the planet. www.aveda.com |
| Daisy Blue Naturals We believe natural means just that. If you’re putting it on your body, it ends up in your body. Shouldn’t you be using ingredients that are safe enough to eat? Go ahead and read our labels- you’ll see the difference. And when you use our products, you’ll feel the difference too. Try our all-natural skin, beauty and body care products for you and your loved ones. (507) 373-0229 www.daisybluenaturals.com |
| Fit & Fitted Are you looking to get into shape? Get fit by working with a highly skilled personal trainer who’s main focus is making you look and feel your personal best. www.fitandfitted.com |
| Purple Prairie Botanicals We are a Minnesota home grown company started with the belief that our skin needs products made with nature’s ingredients to stay healthy & beautiful. Our products contain the finest nurturing, safe & organic ingredients combined with herbal infusions & pure essential oils which restore the balance of both physical and mental well being. (320) 558-9010 www.purpleprairie.com |
| Kimberly-Clark We’re a global team of nearly 53,000 people who share a passion for finding new ways to improve the health, hygiene and well-being of people’s lives every day. (888) 525-8388 www.kimberly-clark.com |
| One With Nature Truly natural skin care products with the renowned therapeutic qualities of the Dead Sea to relax muscles, stimulate circulation, and restore the skin’s natural pH. Experience the Dead Sea Difference! (800) 600-1445 www.onewithnature.com |
| Eco.Kid eco.kid (USA) is committed to bringing a healthier solution to kid’s hygiene without harming the planet. Developed with the use of native plants from Australia, eco.kid (USA) is leading the market in eco-friendly children’s bath, skin, and body products. With NO artificial preservatives, colorings, fragrances, and NO synthetics, silicone or sulphate used to manufacture eco.kid products, they believe eco.kid should be used as part of a healthier lifestyle for kids and a safer solution for the planet. www.ecokidsorganics.com |
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| WeFest Our awesome country music festival has a green twist this year. Our goal is to increase the amount of waste that is recycled at this yearly festival. (218) 847-1681 www.wefest.com |
| Save Planet Blue Game Site Come visit our interactive online game site, SavePlanetBlue.com. Planet Blue is a fun, safe and educational place for you to play all while learning what you can do to help save the Earth. www.saveplanetblue.com |
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| Chapel of Love Wedding Chapel Chapel of Love was selected as one of the top ten places in America to get married by CitySearch. So create you dream wedding in our romantic chapel, located in the exciting Mall of America. (952) 854-4656 www.chapeloflove.com |
| Do Good Diapers The Twin Cities freshest cloth diaper delivery service. Cloth diapering has evolved tremendously over the past 50 years and everyday more Twin Cities parents are learning just how easy and beneficial cloth diapering can be. (612) 990-2183 www.dogooddiapers.com |
| Holistic Mom The Holistic Moms Network is a non-profit organization connecting parents who are interested in holistic health and green living. We are a diverse and open-minded community — a place where your choices are respected and where you can learn and become informed! (877) Hol-Moms OR (877) 465-6667 www.holisticmoms.org |
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| Green Clean Carpet Cleaner Green Clean is a locally-owned, full service cleaning and restoration company. We provide carpet cleaning, repairing water and fire damage, and many other services. www.greencleancare.com |
| Haaga Great Lakes Haaga Sweepers are eco-friendly, people powered manual machines featuring a patented, dual action brush system with a wear-resistant, belt-free drive. These versatile sweepers can be used on interior and exterior surfaces including concrete, asphalt, pavers, compound stones, floor tiles….even industrial carpet. (651) 695-1900 www.haagagreatlakes.com |
| Maid Brigade When Maid Brigade comes to you and cleans the dirt away, we’ll leave you with something uniquely Maid Brigade – nothing. That’s right! No harsh chemical residue and no airborne irritants. Conventional cleaning methods actually increase indoor air polution. (952) 830-4600 www.mnmaidbrigade.com |
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| Iware on Second Iware on Second stocks a wide range of high-end frames from such designers as Kawasaki, LaFont and Mikado. Iware also pays homage to the design and graphic artists who are among its nearest neighbors by blurring the lines between optical shop and art gallery. The result is a warm and eclectic environment—one that not only presents stylish eyeware with creative flair, but also with an element of fun. (612) 617-1070 www.iwareon2nd.com |
| Minnesota Lamb & Wool Producers Association Get information on companies that produce lamb and wool products throughout Minnesota. www.mlwp.org |
| T. Lee Fine Jewelry The mining production of one gold ring can create over four tons of environmental waste.We are committed to using REFINED not MINED metals and findings in our designer collections with fair trade gemstones and are proud to offer responsible, recycled metal to support the global effort to preserve our planet’s future. (612) 789-2656 www.tleegold.com |
| Adidas Adidas successfully enters the second season of the best sustainable adidas women’s line in Fall/Winter 09. With the Sprint/Summer line introduced in-stores in March of this year, the Rainbeau Mars Signature Line is an exclusive collection of yoga apparel and footwear, which has been developed together with global yoga ambassador Rainbeau Mars. www.adidas.com/Better-Place |
