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THE INNER
CIRCLE
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Derek
Bloom Architects
www.derekbloomarchitects.com |
What
can we say? Derek was the oft-storied friend-of-a-friend who came
out of the blue and showed us that transforming a former doctor’s
office into an inviting retail store could be both earth-friendly
and joyful. |
The
Giving Web
www.thegivingweb.com |
Miriam
is the kind of person we seek out in all our dealings: honest, compassionate
and fair. Zohar, the designer who built our site, is the genius we
never thought we’d have the honor to work with. |
Levers
Advertising & Design
www.levers.com |
Deeds
first hired Robert to help him design icons, pixel by pixel, for an
obscure software package. We’re constantly amazed (and gratified)
by how Robert adeptly balances his left-brained creativity with his
right brained problem-solving skills. |
| S&A
Carpentry |
Steve
was a goddess-send! Ask anybody to refer you to a general contractor
who is honest, flexible, dedicated, and completely down-to-earth,
and chances are they’ll just laugh and walk the other way. Well,
we found one in Steve, so don’t be discouraged. |
Stowbrook
Business Services
www.sbstax.com |
Jack
is the consummate small-business financial counselor, not to mention
a whirling dervish of a networker. The goddesses only know how much
time and money we saved working with his contacts. |
FRIENDS
& NEIGHBORS
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Acme
Theater Productions
www.acmetheater.com |
Maynard’s
own community theater, located in ArtSpace Maynard, a veritable beehive
of creativity and originality. |
Art
& Soul
web.maynard.ma.us/biz/artandsoul |
Another
reason to fall in love with Maynard is its vibrant and essential community
of artists, and Mary’s store is a great place to sample a broad
range of their work. |
Bruce Lucier Photography
www.brucelucier.com |
A rising star in Maynard's fine arts scene, and another denizen of ArtSpace Maynard, Bruce will provide excellent service, quality product, and a laugh or two if you're up for it. |
CD
Willy’s
www.cdwillys.com |
Will
and Ellen have a knack for hunting down and serving up a world of
musical treasures, old or new, in any genre. Aficionados of analog
vinyl physical transduction media (a.k.a. LPs) have been known to
spend hours in the back bins alone. |
Gramp’s
Garage
members.aol.com/pillivant |
Don’t
wait until you need service on a battery-powered kid vehicle to visit
Garry and Alice, two of the nicest human beings you’d ever want
to meet. |
Harvard Local
www.harvardlocal.org |
A small group of dedicated residents in the Town of Harvard who have embarked on the bold process of reconceptualizing life in an era without cheap fossil fuel. |
Journey Productions
www.journeyproductions.com |
Paige spent a year of her
life in a Volkswagen bus with three friends, a golden retriever and
a 16mm video camera, the result of which became the award-winning
feature-length documentary, The Journey. |
The Maynard Business Index
web.maynard.ma.us/biz/ |
More than a mere Web directory, the Index shows at a glimpse the diversity and vitality that is Maynard Downtown's business community. |
| The
Movie House |
Tootsie
and Leo offer a refreshing alternative to the Blockbusters and Hollywoods
of the world, with their broad selection and their spirited customer
service. |
Teresina’s
www.teresinas.com |
Deb
and Will are the dynamic duo, a husband-and-wife team dedicated to
recycled fashion, and real-life inspirations to us. |
EXTENDED
SUPPORT GROUP
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Adbusters
www.adbusters.org |
A
magazine and Web site that subvert the commercial techniques they
believe erode our physical and cultural environments. Tough love,
indeed. |
Cultural
Survival
www.culturalsurvival.org |
Promoting
the rights, voices and visions of indigenous peoples worldwide since
1972. |
Farm
Sanctuary
www.farmsanctuary.org |
Probably
the largest and best-known farm animal rescue and protection organization
in the country, whose 175-acre shelter in upstate New York made for
a perfect family vacation for us this past Summer. |
Green
Pages Online
www.greenpages.org |
A
must-bookmark site for the consumer activist. Green Pages Online provides
a huge directory of socially responsible businesses, that thankfully
you can search by key word, category or geography. |
Grist
Magazine
www.grist.org |
An
online magazine that tackles environmental topics with irreverence,
intelligence and a fresh perspective. If you opt to register for their
regular emails, prepare to get enraged! |
Organic
Consumers Association
www.organicconsumers.org |
Promoting
food safety, organic farming and sustainable agriculture practices
in the U.S. and internationally, by providing factual information
on such topics as genetic engineering, irradiation, toxic sludge fertilizer,
mad cow disease, and rBGH, among others. |
Save
Our Environment
www.saveourenvironment.org |
A
collaboration among the nation’s most influential environmental
advocacy organizations, this site brings the timeliest issues to the
fore and lets you take immediate action. |
Sojourners
www.sojo.net |
A
Christian ministry whose mission is to proclaim and practice the biblical
call to integrate spiritual renewal and social justice. (Random thought:
Would Buddhists even need a site like this?) |
VegFamily
www.vegfamily.com |
The
magazine for vegan family living, this site can be an oasis of useful
information and guidance in a world that still regards veganism with
ridicule and suspicion. |
Vegan
Action
www.vegan.org |
“For
the animals, for the environment, for our health….” The
site says it best. Another excellent resource for vegans, vegetarians,
and those interested in exploring the issues thereof. |
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