Seventh Generation—Saving the World!November 07, 2011

Filed under: Natural Living - greenacres @ 11:27 AM

Earlier on this blog we brought you news about what we’re doing, and what you can do, to help reduce our impact on Mother Nature, and reign in some of the detrimental practices that have damaged our planet.  But we’re not the only ones at GreenAcres doing our part.  We’re proud to support companies that have our planet at heart when it comes to producing, packing, and transporting their items.  We support them by carrying their products and promoting them on our shelves…and you can, too, by doing the same on your end!  When you know of a great company with a great product and an earth-friendly outlook, pledge your agreement by pledging your consumer dollars to that company’s mission.  Together we can ensure that more businesses in more places are dedicated to fulfilling their environmental responsibilities.

That is why GreenAcres is proud to carry the Seventh Generation line of products.  Seventh Generation is a company that started years ago, and that saw its way into the mainstream market before many other sustainable-living companies were even a twinkle in the founders’ eyes.  And that’s why they’ve been a sort of flagship in the natural living world for what we can do in our own homes to support more sustainable and less impactful methods of daily consumption—by using recycled tissues and toilet paper, chlorine and chemical free diapers and wipes, safe cleaning solutions, and so much more. 

Among all the conventional, industrial cleaners on the shelf, Seventh Generation differs for so many reasons!  One of those reasons is that they offer the consumer a choice between fragranced and non-fragranced products. Many companies use chemicals that offer a fragrance to their cleaning products, but they are only required to list “fragrance” or “parfum” with the ingredients…so there’s no telling what they may use to scent their product!  Seventh Generation’s scented products are fragranced with 100% whole essential oils or botanical extracts, not synthetic chemicals. They use fragrances that come from sustainable or organic plant-based resources using environmentally friendly extraction processes.  Seventh Generation’s “Free and Clear” line of products can be found on GreenAcres shelves, and are formulated to leave no odor and no fumes in your home.

Seventh Generation is also active in their community.  As a company that uses ingredients that come from plants, not petroleum, it is only natural that they would have close ties to their local farming community. The Intervale, a fertile strip of land along the banks of the Winooski River, just 2 miles from their office in Burlington, VT, is home to more than a dozen locally owned and operated farms. Intervale farmers grow organic produce found in many local restaurants, schools, and business cafeterias. Local families, including several Seventh Generation employees, enjoy weekly deliveries of produce from the farmers there. It's truly is a model of what community supported agricultural can be…and they support the Intervale strip by purchasing their food products for use in their business offices.

These are just a few reasons why we’re glad to carry Seventh Generation products on our shelves. From production, to manufacture, to corporate responsibility, they are truly doing their part to make our world a safer, more chemical-free place.  Thank you for supporting our planet and our future!