Local Earth Friendly Shops, Restaurants and Products
Coffee
- Joe Coffee Bar 1100 Walnut St. 215.592.7384
- Bucks County Coffee Co. Multiple locations. 800.844.8790. www.buckscountycoffee.com
- Mugshots Coffeehouse Multiple locations. www.mugshotscoffeehouse.com
- Green Line Cafe Multiple locations. 215.222.3431. www.greenlinecafe.com
- Kaffa Crossing 4423 Chestnut St. 215.386.0504. www.kaffacrossing.com
- Infusion 7133 Germantown Ave. 215.248.1718. www.infusioncoffeeandtea.com
Dry Cleaners
- New Spring Cleaners 8006 Germantown Ave. 215.247.3717
- Green Clean Dry Cleaners 2848 Moreland Rd., Willow Grove. 215.658.1541. www.becleangogreen.com
Hardware Stores
- Patronize any place that’s a walkable, independent alternative to the big-box chains. There are plenty.
Food
- Collingswood Farmers’ Market is behind the block of Haddon Avenue buildings with large town clock (Near the light at Collings/Haddon Aves.) collingswoodmarket.com/
- Fair Food Farmstand Reading Terminal Market, 12th and Arch sts. 215.627.2029. www.whitedogcafefoundation.org
- Farm to City www.farmtocity.org
- Buy Fresh Buy Local www.buylocalpa.org
- Buy Local Philly www.buylocalphilly.com
Construction and Design
- Buckminster Green 862 N. Lawrence St. 484.432.2692. www.buckminstergreen.com
- Consilence 1500 Market St. 215.665.5756. www.consilience.net
- Boise-Holland Architects 923 S. 48th St. 215.727.5065. www.boiseholland.com
- Re:Vision Architecture 133 Grape St. 215.482.1133. www.revisionarch.com
- Grow-Design 615 N. Broad St. 215.432.9892.
www.grow-design.com
Building Materials
- Found Matter 1320 N. Fifth St. 215.701.3949. www.foundmatter.com
- Kevin Brooks Salvage 1320 N. Fifth St. 215.848.5029. www.kevinbrookssalvage.com
- ReStore 3016 E. Thompson St. 215.634.3474.
www.re-store-online.com - American Soil/Provenance 1610 Fairmount Ave. 215.236.6677. www.americansoil.net
Housewares
- MIO 340 N. 12th St. 215.925.9359. www.mioculture.com
Power
- PECO Wind 800.494.4000. www.exeloncorp.com
- Energy Cooperative 215.413.2122. www.theenergyco-op.com
- Philadelphia Million Solar Roofs Community Partnership 215.320.4612. www.phillysolar.org
Cleaning Services
- Service: Organic Home. 856.337.0091. www.organichomedesign.com
- Products: Norristown-based Sun & Earth. 800.298.7861. www.sunandearth.com
Landscaping
- Redbud Native Plant Nursery 1214 N. Middletown Rd., Glen Mills. 610.358.4300. www.redbudnativeplantnursery.com
- North Creek Nurseries 388 N. Creek Rd., Landenberg. 610.255.0100. www.northcreeknurseries.com
- Natural Landscapes Nursery 354 N. Jennersville Rd., West Grove. 610.869.3788
Clothing
- Satya Boutique 701 S. Ninth St. 215.627.3440. www.satyaboutique.com
- Revelations 711 S. Fourth St. 215.925.4022. www.revelationsboutique.com
Source: Philadelphia Weekly - August 23-29, 2006.