Peace Industry
Felt rugs! Felt rugs! We're smitten. We recently stopped in Peace Industry in Hayes Valley and absolutely fell in love with the rugs they peddle. Peace Industry is an airy shop filled with rugs, ...
Felt rugs! Felt rugs! We're smitten. We recently stopped in Peace Industry in Hayes Valley and absolutely fell in love with the rugs they peddle. Peace Industry is an airy shop filled with rugs, ...
Wow, we were not expecting the number of resources available to us when we recently stepped into San Francisco's first green home center. We chatted with Dietmar Brand, the center's owner, who to...
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It was bound to happen: A website devoted to buying and selling green homes. A search for California properties only turned up a handful of Bay Area homes, but we're holding out hope that more are to...
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(Welcome again to Kelly, one of the finalists vying for a blogging position at the upcoming AT:Home Tech. Comment away.) Not all of our technology purchases can come in sleek packages, contain the la...
About a year ago, we drove our ancient, dead laptop around in the trunk of our car for quite a while before learning about GreenCitizen. At that point, they had just one location, in Palo Alto. Now ...
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Eco-Care Professional Housecleaning is a worker-owned business that provides professional, environmentally safe residential and commercial cleaning services to the residents of the South Bay, from Sou...