Growandmake.com launch Sustainable Living Guides for the ‘Green Economy’

March 11, 2009 - PRLog -- CONTACT:
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Growandmake.com launch Sustainable Living Guides for the ‘Green Economy’

Portland, OR March 12, 2009 – Grow and Make (www.growandmake.com) is an online store which provides products, insights and guidance to consumers seeking to find practical and affordable ways to live more sustainably.

Grow and Make (www.growandmake.com) launched their Sustainable Living guides to help consumers with the transition to a new economy. The current economic environment suggests that the era of the consumer driven society and economy will be displaced as people seek more self-reliant and sustainable living practices. By providing products and guidance for lowering consumer cost of living through sustainable practices, Growandmake.com provides individuals and families with the tools for both weathering this economic storm and being more environmentally responsible.

Grow and Make provides videos, articles and editorial blogs (www.growandmake.com/sustainable-living-blog) which educate consumers on the financial and environmental benefits of a sustainable lifestyle. Their experts provide guidance on a range of topics which include:

1.   Solar & Energy Saving guides which help consumers learn how to measure and reduce their energy consumption as well as replace their energy sources with solar, wind or hand-crank powered alternatives.

2.   Grow Your Own Food guides for the consumer who wants to grow their own fruits and vegetables, raise chickens and goats and then learn how to store their harvest for future consumption.

3.   Make Your Own Guides to learn how to sew, build and create many of the types of items which would have previously been bought at a local mall or retail chain. The editors produce videos and written articles about a range of practical, affordable and sustainable alternatives to traditional consumption.

Consumers are becoming more interested in sustainable practices as they worry about the future availability of resources, the environmental well being of their communities, and the extraordinary cost of their bills.  

Many, however, find it difficult to get started on a path toward sustainability. Whether it’s making your own green cleaning products, growing an indoor herb garden or buying a clothes drying rack, Growandmake.com focuses on providing consumers with affordable, practical alternatives.

Grow and Make Founder and CTO, Will Johnston, explains, “The most sustainable practice that a consumer can adopt is to grow and make more of what they consume, thus eliminating the supply chain resources required to manufacture, market, distribute, and locate a product”.  Grow and Make offers a simple way to gather all the information needed to begin a sustainable lifestyle and assures that from production to shipping to consumer use, the products they offer are good for the planet as well as the pocketbook.

Grow and Make was founded in August of 2009 and despite the economic environment has seen steady growth in traffic and sales of their sustainable living products. Grow and Make is focused on providing a primary destination for consumers to learn how to live in a more environmentally and economically sustainable life.

About Grow and Make: The founders of Grow and Make believe that for greater adoption of sustainable living practices to take place, consumers need insight into what makes a product truly sustainable. Grow and Make searches the world for products, resources and information to help individuals, businesses and communities make more sustainable choices by evaluating manufacturing processes, delivery methods, product life-span, and recyclability.

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Grow and Make (www.growandmake.com) is an online business which provides guidance and products to consumers who wish to live more sustainably by adopting alternatives to traditional consumption and lowering their cost of living. The team of editors and merchandisers search the world for the best in sustainable products and then provide videos, articles, reviews and insights on the products.