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 SUMMER 2001 Vol. 23, No. 3 |
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| 12 | GRASSROOTS AT ITS FINEST LOOKING THROUGH THE EYES OF A WINNER Called “too far ahead of its time” in 1987, an organic-based lawn care service today has 53 franchise locations in 23 states serving 45,000 customers and generating over $20 million in annual revenues. |
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| 14 | ELECTRIC VEHICLES THE BUSINESS OF MAKING SUPEREFFICIENT CARS Remy Chevalier In the search for super energy-efficient vehicles, what will it take to push all- electric to the top of the model line? |
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| 16 | SUPPLYING ELECTRIC SYSTEMS TO BUS AND TRUCK MAKERS Massachusetts firm grows from eight employees to 80 since it got its start in electric car races. |
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| 18 | A START-UP AT THE WHEEL OF ALTERNATIVE POWER Pennsylvania company is awarded patents to use power from a hybrid electric vehicle to provide energy to homes and businesses. |
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| 21 | GROWING A GREEN BUSINESS AN INN WITH A 5 STAR ECO RATING Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko A sustainable and diversified approach to running an inn shows benefits far beyond the bottom line. |
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| 24 | BOOMING AT THE GRASS ROOTS SEATTLE CSA SHARES REACH NEW HIGH Adrienne P. Touart A well-tended cooperative pilot program in local food production and consumption ripens into a full-fledged farming success. |
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| 27 | RIGHT CONCEPT, RIGHT TIME DECONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY “DEMOLISHES” THE ALTERNATIVE Mark Pomerantz A Portland, Oregon company recycles 85 percent of the materials from its deconstruction projects, demonstrating that manually dismantling homes can be more economical than “trashing.” |
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| 31 | A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE THE EVOLUTION OF THE ORGANIC FOOD REVOLUTION Jerome Goldstein Parallel reports compare the early days of pioneering growers and decentralized markets in 1972 to agribusiness involvement in 2001. |
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PROVIDING CRITICAL INFORMATION HELPING ORGANIC FARMERS BE MORE SUCCESSFUL Rhonda Sherman-Huntoon After decades of neglect and disdain, land grant colleges are launching projects on growing food without chemical fertilizers and pesticides. |
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SILENT SPRING, POISONED COMPOST HERBICIDE THREATENS AN ECO-FRIENDLY INDUSTRY David Bezdicek, Mary Fauci, Dan Caldwell and Rick Finch Composting is one of the only means of responsible stewardship for yard trimmings, banned from landfills by many states. Now a Dow weedkiller threatens reuse and has already cost one compost facility $250,000. |
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SUSTAINABLE PROJECT BUILDING COMMUNITY ON A RESERVATION Gene Schubert Recycling project promotes responsibility, fosters communication between generations, and provides educational opportunities. |
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SUSTAINABLE COMMERCE LOCAL VILLAGES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Robert F. Young |
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