Eco 411
kslattery | 5:03 pm | July 20, 2010 | Winery | Add a comment
Peju is a close-knit family-owned and operated winery that has been producing award-winning wines in the heart of the Napa Valley since 1982. Two generations of Peju’s – Herta and Tony along with daughters Lisa and Ariana – oversee the winery’s daily operations, including the implementation of earth-friendly vineyard and business practices which focus on resource conservation and land preservation.
As part of the Peju family (both family members and employees!), we know there’s nothing but upside to managing an earth-friendly business. Natural farming methods yield great balance and quality in the vineyard and fostering a culture where daily eco-conscious decisions are made in business operations will preserve our land for years to come. As our commitment, we have been certified organic by California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) in our Rutherford vineyard and are working towards that same goal in our other two Napa Valley estate vineyards. We also utilize 10,000 square feet of solar power and have achieved standards in reducing water usage, waste and energy as a certified Bay Area Green Business. The Peju family also encourages staff to live, work and play in an earth-friendly way. In April 2007, Tony Peju offered long-term employees a $2,000 cash incentive to purchase a hybrid vehicle. With support from the Peju family, the company has set collective goals for both the present and future to sustain its indoor work and outdoor environments.
“We’ve been concerned about making our business more efficient and earth-friendly for some time and wanted to create a company culture where we educate employees and customers about resource conservation and then translate our words into actions,” Ariana Peju said about spearheading the winery’s green efforts. “It’s the right thing to do, and we’ll continue as a company to come up with new ideas on how to be environmentally-conscious in our day-to-day activities.”
Eco Author | 4:39 pm | July 10, 2010 | Tours | Add a comment
Incredible Adventures is an outdoor travel company that specializes in small group tours from San Francisco. We have been offering travelers a safe and reliable way to connect with nature since 1993. Our small groups provide a relaxed, fun-filled atmosphere. From the mild to the wild, in a day or overnight, in a hotel or at a campsite, escape to the great outdoors with Incredible Adventures.
We promote “Green Business” and sustainability of the destinations we visit through the use of eco-friendly Biodiesel Alternative fuel. We focus on small group tours to minimize the environmental impact of our business.
We are also the proud new owners of Dogpatch BioFuels, A public fuelling station the carries only B100 Biodiesel.
Our resident engineer, Joe Marlin has also developed a brand new “Green” product that we are really excited to announce: BioLighter. A BioFuel based charcoal lighter fluid that doesn’t taste funny and is totally non toxic! a photo of the product is attached!
Eco Author | 4:38 pm | July 8, 2010 | Service and Supplier | Add a comment
Ecological San Francisco Destination Weddings.com amid Eco friendly Landmark locations. Flowers for the Bridal Bouquet & Grooms Boutonniere are from sustainable agricultural sources. Digital photography, proofs and gallery. Certified Green Business Practices.
kslattery | 4:29 pm | May 1, 2010 | Restaurant | Add a comment
The ThirstyBear is a restaurant, the first and only organic brewery in the city, and also an official San Francisco Green Business. A major initiative of the restaurant is to continue the trend of sustainability and eco-friendly business. Some measures taken by the restaurant to be environmentally sound include:
Biodiesel from excess oil
Composting Program
Composting Disposables
Eco Cleaning
Efficient Lighting
Local ingredients
Organic Drinks
Organic ingredients
Recyclable disposables
Recycled materials
Recycling program
Sustainable ingredient sourcing
Water saving appliances
Eco Author | 4:26 pm | April 25, 2010 | Winery | Add a comment
Andrea Guzman, Promotions and Partnership Manager
Who knew that drinking wine could lead to a new pair of shoes! You’re enjoying a sunny afternoon on the Wine Train and sharing a bottle of Chardonnay with an old friend. An hour or so later, a server walks by and whisks away your cork and empty bottle. After that, you don’t think again about the fate of your Chardonnay bottle or of that of the old cork.
Luckily, we do. After your cork leaves the table, your server places it into a special bin. Once the bin fills up, a Wine Train employee drives the bin of corks to a plant in South Napa. There, the corks are ground to a millimeter thick material. This new cork material is then sent to “Sole Shoes” in Canada where they make it into flip flops. These new flip flops should be out on the market and covering feet sometime this year.
Recork Amorium is a pilot cork recycling program sponsored by Amorium in Portugal, a company that manufactures the cork enclosures. Upcycling these corks to Canada to be redesigned into shoes is the responsible thing to do and we are delighted to be in a partnership with a company doing the right thing. Check out their website at http://recork.org/
When drinking wine, please recycle your enclosure.
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