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  • Cooper Meaders teaches classes on making furniture from reclaimed wood.
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  • Meaders' queen headboard made from oak flooring reclaimed from a local home
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  • One of the famous Meaders "chalk" boards, this one in spalted white oak(reclaimed, of course)
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  • A red oak coffee table framing a once-broken Texstone countertop piece
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  • Meaders working away to salvage a neighbor's donated wood flooring
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  • Each delivery comes to my doorstep in a plastic crate.
    Photo by Whitney Radley
  • Each week, Farmhouse Delivery sends an email outlining the projected bushel andtakes requests for substitutions.
    Photo by Whitney Radley
  • Instructions for handling and storage are included with each week's delivery.Our crisper drawers always overfloweth with veg.
    Photo by Whitney Radley

  • Window film can reduce the cost of running your air-conditioning.
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  • A variety of architectural glass, wall system, art and cabinet glass ecoconscience products to consider are produced by Lambert made exclusively forBendheim.
  • A low-flow toilet reduces water usage.
  • Low-flow faucet by Grohe.
    Grohe

  • Mayor Annise Parker has increased focus on green initiatives throughout hertenure in office.
    Photo by Adolfo Chavez III
  • Earth: The Operators' Manual will be aired as part of the PBS Earth Dayprogramming.
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  • Repurpose Compostable cutlery and cold cups will be available on April 22.
  • Corey Scholibo attended St. Mark's and Episcopal High School before going tocollege at USC.
  • Scholibo says that Repurpose Compostable coffee cups are a great option forconsumers, whether "living green" is a priority or not.

  • METRO parked a bus at City Hall so that riders could practice using the frontracks. Mayor Annise Parker was a natural.
    Photo by Whitney Radley
  • Like many others in the crowd, Belinda Harwell, front, and Raquel Melendez, aretraining for the upcoming MS150. Neither commutes by bike on a regular basis,but took the trip from the Bike Barn in West U on Friday.
    Photo by Whitney Radley
  • Laura Spanjian, the mayor's sustainability director, rode in from Memorial Parkon a bicycle from the city's pilot bike share program.
    Photo by Whitney Radley
  • Shipley's passed out donuts and coffee to the bike commuters.
    Photo by Whitney Radley

  • Representatives from NRG and HEB, Transwestern, CenterPoint Energy, Keep HoustonBeautiful, CompuCycle and many, many more made up the environmentally-focusedcrowd.
    Photo by Whitney Radley
  • Mayor Annise Parker bragged of Houston's green initiatives and Laura Spanjian'sunflagging energy.
    Photo by Whitney Radley
  • Guests enjoyed breakfast treats from Shade and Canopy Catering.
    Photo by Whitney Radley
  • Laura Spanjian and Mayor Annise Parker discuss Bike Share Houston at the Mayor'sEarth Day Breakfast
    Photo by Richard Carson

  • A curtain panel by Jaime Collier at the show, Home Spun
    Photo by Jaime Leigh Collier
  • At Home Spun, samples hang from a center stand, surrounded by Collier'sphotographs of her inspirations.
    Photo by Jaime Leigh Collier
  • Jaime Collier with David Peck at a CrOP trunk show this fall at Tootsies
  • Inspiration: Untitled
  • A napkin made from Collier's photo-to-fabric art
    Photo by Jaime Leigh Collier
  • Inspiration: Sustainable II
  • A chair with reupholstered seat cushion
    Photo by Jaime Leigh Collier
  • Inspiration: Dusk
  • What is home to you? Here, Glass by Jaime Collier
  • Jaime Collier
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  • A typical Central Texas vista in spring.
  • A view of the Storm Ranch, which the Hill Country Conservancy helped protectwith a conservation easement.
    Photo by Daniel Lehman
  • The proposed route for the Violet Crown Trail, which will run from Zilker Parkinto Hays County.

  • Circuit boards up to the box's brim.
    Photo by Whitney Radley
  • A sign in the CompuCycle lobby was made from recycled materials.
    Photo by Whitney Radley
  • A box full of usually-elusive remote controls, batteries removed.
    Photo by Whitney Radley
  • Electronics aren't the only thing that CompuCycle recycles. Bundles of papersand plastics line the facility as well.
    Photo by Whitney Radley

  • Models Petra Nemcova, Josie Maran and Angela Lindvall are teaming up for limitededition Argan Oil collection, benefitting charity.
  • Naturopathica is one of the luxurious eco-friendly lines at ZaSpa.
  • Aveda's Stress-Fix is mix of natural ingredients.
  • The Josie Maran Argan Oil can be used as a moisturizer for hair, skin and nails.
  • Whole Foods is a one-stop shop for certified organic beauty products.

  • Tufted silver chair recycled with new leather and painted
    Photo by Donae Cangelosi Chramosta
  • Vintage mirrors
    Photo by Donae Cangelosi Chramosta
  • Tents are everywhere
    Photo by Donae Cangelosi Chramosta
  • Vintage trunks
    Photo by Donae Cangelosi Chramosta
  • Piano keys as decorative accents
    Photo by Donae Cangelosi Chramosta
  • Repurposed vintage tents in the form of totes
    Photo by Donae Cangelosi Chramosta
  • Buddha painted as decorative element
    Photo by Donae Cangelosi Chramosta
  • The Vintage Contessa trying on vintage upcycled necklace
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  • Classic vintage-style porcelain figure
    Photo by Donae Cangelosi Chramosta
  • Mardi Gras head dress, Super-Hero style
    Photo by Donae Cangelosi Chramosta
  • Pink throne chair
    Photo by Donae Cangelosi Chramosta
  • Vintage bird cage to showcase jewelry
    Photo by Donae Cangelosi Chramosta
  • Your Prince has arrived!
    Photo by Donae Cangelosi Chramosta
  • Redneck chic
    Photo by Donae Cangelosi Chramosta
  • Cafe De Paris carafe as lamp
    Photo by Donae Cangelosi Chramosta
  • Crosses as decorative elements and jewelry
    Photo by Donae Cangelosi Chramosta
  • Upcycled bejeweled vintage shoes
    Photo by Donae Cangelosi Chramosta
  • Repurposed clock faces used as decorative art
    Photo by Donae Cangelosi Chramosta