Sprout Watches
- At February 11, 2012
- By nesthome
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Sprout Watches have arrived at Nest!
These watches are made with tremendous attention to their environmental impact. The watch faces are made of bamboo or responsibly gathered mother-of-pearl; cases and buckles are made of corn resin, and bands are made of organic cotton or recyclable Tyvec. Additionally, the watches use a mercury-free battery.
As they say on their website, they aren’t environmentalists, they are a watch company that figures that the best way to be a greener company is make a greener watch.
Welcome to our New Blog!
- At February 08, 2012
- By nesthome
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As we launch our new website, we are thrilled to also launch the Nest Blog. Here, various staff members and the occasional guest blogger will discuss the goings-on at Nest, the stories behind new products, books that wow us, and portraits of our wonderful vendors and artists.
We’re excited to create a forum not only for telling you about things at Nest, but also for creating larger conversations about the joys and challenges of green living.
Thoughtful living is full of grey areas, and those of us who work at Conscious Corner wrestle with them as much as anyone — Buy local or buy organic? Tap water or bottled? Cloth diapers or disposable? One made-in-USA item or five from China? Vegan, vegetarian or locavore? We’re thinking about these things and suspect you are, too. Please join us in the conversation! We hope you’ll comment, offer insights, and ask questions.
Welcome and enjoy!
Introducing Nau
- At February 06, 2012
- By nesthome
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One of my great teachers, Miriam Therese MacGillis, founder of Genesis Farm in New Jersey, often says, “The alternatives must be beautiful, they must be attractive.” At Nest we strive towards that idea – may the items we offer be beautiful, attractive and appealing, as well as eco-friendly and socially just.
Our newest vendor, Nau, gets this concept. In fact, it is central to who they are.
I’ve been watching this company for several years because of their stellar reputation for eco-friendly clothing. Their initial focus was on sustainable outerwear, which wasn’t a good match for Nest. However, starting this spring, they are expanding their offerings to include streetwear for everyday life. This means cute tops, neat dresses… Beautiful, interesting and unique clothing that, oh by the way, is also sustainable.
Nau (pronounced “now”) is based in Portland, Oregon, land of all things good and greenie. For them, sustainability dictates that items be classic and long-lasting. They use natural, renewable fibers as well as synthetic fabrics containing high recycled content. They choose colors that are timeless and styles that are designed with elegantly simple functionality in mind. Nau’s clothing looks great walking around your everyday life, and also stands up to the rigors of weather and wilderness.
Our new friends at Nau are committed to the triple bottom line of people, planet and profit, and give 2 percent of every sale to humanitarian and environmental causes.
We think that what they do and what they create are terrific; we’re a little smitten. We hope you will be too!
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