Not Made In China

You want to reduce your "Carbon Footprint"? Then buy locally. That made-in-China summer patio set you just bought at the big box retailer for short money (and the thousands of others that are invading the country one container ship at a time) just left a huge skidmark on the planet. Think about the Chinese factories running 24/7/365 belching toxic stink into the atmosphere. (I don't know how many people will actually be able to "see" the summer Olympics in Beijing.) Think about the amount of diesel a container ship consumes on its transoceanic voyage. Look at all those big scary tractor trailer trucks jamming our highways, hauling "goods" and all the energy consumed in warehousing and distribution. Now take a closer look at that patio set. It's a piece of crap. You'll be lucky to have it last three summers. Then it ends up in the land fill. And what do you do? Head back to the big box retailer and buy another one. That's what we're programed to do: consume, consume, consume. It's time to break the cycle. I'm here to help. Buy one of my chairs. They're made here in Maine, from locally available materials, supporting local jobs. They will last a lifetime and if by chance they end up in a landfill (the horror!) they are bio-degradable. You won't be getting a piece of crap. And you might just save the planet.