There’s a classic New Yorker cartoon that shows two dogs sitting at computers.  The one says to the other, “on the internet, no one knows you’re a dog”.

That’s the funny thing about the internet; we’re all global, we’re all local, and no one really knows who or what we are.

Peter and I are actual living breathing people who are building this business and raising our family in Concord, New Hampshire.

We are comitted to building a sustainable business; not just in that we hope to sustain our family on the income generated from GreenPoma.com, but that we can support and contribute to the vibrancy our local community.

We’ve just joined Green Concord, an alliance of local businesses in the Concord area that offer environmentally-friendly products and services and that seek to foster a greener way of doing business and create a truly sustainable local economy.  As it says in the brochure, “raising consumer consciousness towards environmental issues and the demand for green goods is leading to many organizations misrepresenting their products or businesses as “green”. Green Concord exists to provide the public with clear and accurate information about environmentally friendly shopping. Our members all share a commitment to green business practices, our products are clearly marked and our staff are well trained. When a customer enters a store that is a member of Green Concord, they can shop with confidence.”

If you are one of our neighbors, please consider supporting member businesses, including Bartlett Design, Cafe Indigo, Concord Food Coop, Earthmade, Gondwana, Little River Oriental Rugs, Lotions and Potions, Real Green Goods, S&W Sports, Works Bakery Cafe Your Home Your World and of course, GreenPoma.com.

We look forward to seeing you!

Celebrate Earth Hour this Sunday, March 28th.

At 8:30 pm local time, join a hoped for billion people around the world as we turn off our lights for an hour to show support for the annual initiative to reduce energy use and greenhouse gasses.

Heck Peter and I’d be happy to do this once a week, if only to get our teenagers to take a texting/facebook break and actually make eye contact with us.

Click through to the official site at Earthour.org to see how people and places around the world will be marking the occasion.  In our home, we will be celebrating with a family dinner by candelight.  And GreenPoma.com will be completely shut down for the hour.

We’ll also be offering a earth hour discount code via e-mail on Wednesday.  Log in to the GreenPoma site to register to receive the coupon.  So that when you’re done flipping off the lights, you won’t even feel guilty.

Excellent Earth Hour posters by Shepard Fairey