I have been wracking my brain trying to figure out what to name this blog. Then it was shouted across the room at me and "get in the milk crate" worked! It is an old Vermont term about a mother, a milk crate and a bike, that means "okay kids, lets get going"! So we feel that it's a perfect name for this blog. We want to be a part of the education and discussion of sustainable wood furniture and what it all means. We also want as many people as possible to join us in that discussion. This all started with Peggy.
Peggy is an owner of Vermont Woods Studios in Vernon, Vermont. For the majority of her life Peggy participated in various efforts to limit her own "footprint" and to participate in the education of young people about environmental issues. She decided to use Vermont's beautiful, handmade custom artisan wood furniture as a way to grab attention for her cause: stewardship of the earth's forests.
Her company is Vermont-based and specializes in providing eco-friendly luxury furniture designed and built to exacting quality standards by independent Vermont furniture makers. Each piece is created from sustainably-harvested hardwood from well managed forests. The furniture is designed to last for at least as long as it took to grow the tree it was built from, in other words, generations. For more information about Vermont Woods Studios check out their about us page.
So there you have it. I want to be a part of the discussion about sustainable forests, eco-friendly furniture and how that affects us all in the long run. The ideas, myths and what it's all about.
There will be multiple writers to this blog and I welcome all comments and ideas. Like I said, let's all get in the milkcrate!
Rebecca
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