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	<title>Seven Planet</title>
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	<description>seven planet™ is the world’s first chain of green general stores. It is the foremost green and sustainable marketplace for consumer-based products sold within both virtual and traditional storefronts.</description>
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		<title>Introducing- Grace &amp; Ivy</title>
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We really need to be careful of the products we purchase and their impact on the environment. This is why we are so thrilled to share one of our newest suppliers with you, Grace &#38; Ivy. In early 2009, Grace &#38; Ivy founder Ivette Newport began a quest. As a new mother, she desired a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2010/03/09/introducing-grace-ivy/</link>
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		<title>Namuh</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Namuh, a design collaborative, is a Portland based lighting company.  We offer a distinct product line and specialize in custom light design.  Namuh Design is conscious of every choice we make about our products. We are sustainably minded, support local business and source eco-friendly materials.  We seek to transform the way you work and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2010/03/08/namuh/</link>
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		<title>Mindful Supplier Saturday</title>
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This Saturday was the first official day of Saturday Market this year and all the local supporters were out in full force. We had lots of work to do and thankfully, Pangaea Organics was our featured supplier for our &#8220;Mindful Supplier Saturday&#8221; because I really needed the caffeine.  Pangaea had the coffee brewing, the sun [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2010/03/08/mindful-supplier-saturday/</link>
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		<title>Introducing &#8211; Craft Night At Seven Planet!</title>
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What: Craft Night
Where: Seven Planet &#8211; 412  N.W. Couch St. Portland, Oregon 97209
When: Every 3rd Wednesday, 6-9pm
The Story
One day Milo and Katie met and hit it off.  They decided they should make friends together and create things together. Milo, an eager-to-learn student, is enthralled by crazy art world things. Katie, a shopgirl extraordinaire, loves to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2010/03/05/craft-night-at-seven-planet/</link>
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		<title>First Thursday Party with Artist Michelle Nguyen</title>
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We have a great show for you this First Thursday with artist Michelle Nguyen, who specializes in working with reused materials. She attended Portland State University where she earned her two Bachelors of Art degrees in Japanese and Fine Arts in 2009. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon.
Check out her website: http://www.michellenguyenart.com/
As always we&#8217;ll also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2010/03/04/first-thursday-party-with-artist-michelle-nguyen/</link>
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		<title>Jonano</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why should sustainability be stuffy, unaffordable, or overcomplicated? Jonäno eco chic collections offer designer organic fashion to better the world&#8211;through green and fair labor practices. Scandinavian modern designer Bonnie Siefers makes sustainable style look easy&#8230;and fabulous. Her line of dresses, tunics, tops, pants and skirts are ethically made, organic, and truly high style.
As an advocate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2010/02/23/jonano/</link>
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		<title>Grace &amp; Ivy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Grace &#38; Ivy is dedicated to creating paraben-free, cruelty-free, herbal beauty products that promote health, well being and an awareness of the natural world.
In early 2009 Ivette Newport began a quest. As a new mother, she desired a healthy, organic lifestyle for her family. She started investigating the food they were consuming and the products [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2010/02/17/grace-ivy/</link>
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		<title>Loopt Works</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOOPTWORKS is an urban/outdoor apparel and accessories line made from 100% UPCYCLED materials. Everything we make is from pre-consumer excess – in other words, materials that get leftover at the factory. Instead of using the world’s limited resources to create new materials, LOOPTWORKS uses high quality, never before used excess materials that already exist. Since we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2010/02/08/loopt-works/</link>
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		<title>Northwest Earth Institute Class Coming</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Make sure not to miss Northwest Earth Institute&#8217;s course &#8220;Menu for the Future&#8221; at Seven Planet Portland. There will be an introduction on February 17th, and then class runs every other week for the following 12 weeks. The course will run from 7-9pm each night.
The course is open to the public and the book costs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2010/01/15/northwest-earth-institute-class-coming/</link>
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		<title>Johnny Patch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Johnny Patch makes iron-on jeans patches for your clothing. Our jeans patches are made from recycled jeans to do our part to be green and help the environment. We believe in a simple lifestyle including reusing materials, maximizing the life of goods, and repairing the things we love. If you have jeans that could use [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2010/01/12/johnny-patch/</link>
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		<title>Artists at seven planet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of our goals at seven planet is to promote local artists and we&#8217;ve been lucky to work with a couple of the best in the area already.

In October, aerosol artist Rai hung pieces throughout the store and performed during our First Thursday party. It&#8217;s been said that the &#8220;spastic, dance-like movements she uses make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/11/20/artists-at-seven-planet/</link>
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		<title>Oregonian Covers seven planet</title>
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The Oregonian came down to the store last week to see what all the hype is about mindful commerce.  Here&#8217;s their article, complete with a photo of Aysia deftly working our reclaimed wood cash wrap.





		
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		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/10/13/oregonian-covers-seven-planet/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;sold on the modern general store&#8221;</title>
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Liz Hummer at Neighborhood Notes says she&#8217;s &#8220;sold on the modern general store&#8221; after visiting two of them in Portland, including seven planet.  This post she wrote not only covers our business model, but also dives deep into our product selection.





		
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		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/10/13/sold-on-the-modern-general-store/</link>
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		<title>Way Basics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our products and our way of doing business come out of the principles we live by every day. We believe in taking things back to basics, and simplifying as much as we can. That’s why Way Basics furniture building blocks – we call them zBoards &#8212; are made from post-consumer recycled paper, one of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/10/06/way-basics/</link>
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		<title>Spend First Thursday @ seven planet</title>
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Join us at seven planet Portland for First Thursday. While catching up with friends around your favorite mindful products, you&#8217;ll find artwork by Rai displayed throughout the store and witness her working on a live 7&#8242; x 7&#8242; art piece from 7pm until she&#8217;s finished.
You&#8217;ll also find Greenloop&#8217;s Clean Out Sale offering 50-75% off Women&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/09/30/spend-first-thursday-seven-planet/</link>
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		<title>Grand Opening, Grand Success</title>
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Thank you to all who visited seven planet Portland for our grand opening last weekend.  The turnout was beyond our expectations and we were very encouraged with your overwhelming support for our concept of mindful commerce.  With live musical performances and many of our mindful suppliers in attendance to talk about their products, the event [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/09/22/grand-opening-grand-success/</link>
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		<title>Seaside Naturals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Seaside Naturals has been in operation since January of 2003, principally under the direction of Linda Zielski, the founder and Chief Visionary Officer. Linda wanted to raise her family with natural and organic products and created the world&#8217;s first all natural first aid kit that integrated homeopathies, herbs, essential oils and natural products. The development [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/09/21/seaside-naturals/</link>
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		<title>Evolve</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ShowerStart™   wanted a way to save time, water and energy without having to make sacrifices or behavior changes. You see, we figured that many people were probably a lot like us in their morning routine – really busy running around to get out of the door on time. So to save a little time we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/09/17/evolve/</link>
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		<title>Resource Revival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The idea for Resource Revival came to Graham Bergh in 1991 when he got a flat tire biking to his recycling job in Portland, Oregon. In the years since we have grown slowly and steadily with the help of dozens of artists and recyclers. Today Graham is still actively involved in new product development and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/09/16/resource-revival/</link>
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		<title>Preserve</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Preserve is the leading maker of performance driven and stylish 100% recycled household products. Preserve is powered by the recycling efforts of individuals and companies collecting #5 plastic&#8211;such as yogurt cups and other common household containers&#8211;via Preserve’s Gimme 5 program. The Gimme 5 program collects and transforms #5 plastics into new Preserve products; all recycling [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/09/16/preserve/</link>
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		<title>seven planet in the Portland Mercury</title>
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Marjorie Skinner wrote a great article published yesterday in the Mercury detailing the background of seven planet.  She seems to enjoy all the &#8220;sevens.&#8221;





		
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		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/09/11/seven-planet-in-the-portland-mercury/</link>
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		<title>Green Lemonaide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The impact we place on the environment is on the top of a lot of people’s mind lately. Everyone would like to be greener, but many aren’t sure where to start. In our own personal quest to live a more sustainable life, we have found that the changes don’t have to be major. Little things [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/09/10/green-lemonaide/</link>
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		<title>Golden Path Alchemy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The study of Nature, Holistic Healing, Taoism and Traditional Chinese Medicine inspired the creation of Golden Path Alchemy. Golden Path is representative of the Tao, or universal way. Alchemy represents transformation, or the process of &#8220;finding the precious gold within yourself by transforming the lead that weights you down&#8221; (Jeffery Yuen). The five stages of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/09/10/golden-path-alchemy/</link>
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		<title>seven planet Opens New Portland Store</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Portland, OR &#8211; September 9, 2009 &#8211; seven planet, the pioneer of mindful commerce and a leader in sustainable goods, announced today that their second green general store will open this Saturday, September 12, at 412 NW Couch in Portland&#8217;s historic Old Town neighborhood.
The store will celebrate by hosting a party open to the public [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/09/09/seven-planet-opens-new-portland-store/</link>
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		<title>Botanical PaperWorks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At Botanical PaperWorks we make cards for every occasion. In addition, we have a complete line of baby and wedding announcements, favours, thank-you cards, and invitations. We also produce plantable business cards and promotional items for businesses looking to demonstrate their environmental commitments.
In building Botanical PaperWorks, we have tried to take a sustainable approach to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/09/09/botanical-paperworks/</link>
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		<title>Little Pots &amp; Pans Co.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Executive Chef and Owner Kris Pennella transplanted herself from New York City in 2005 with the goal of creating a company that provides customers with access to flavorful, all natural gourmet grab &#38; go meal options.  One of the main draws to Portland for Kris was the enticement of the local farmer&#8217;s markets. Besides providing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/09/03/little-pots-pans-co/</link>
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		<title>Charlie&#8217;s Produce</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Because Charlie&#8217;s is an employee owned company, all of our employees have a vested interest in customer satisfaction.  Our sales staff does not work on commission. As shareholders, our people function as a team. We do what it takes to get the job done right.
We pride ourselves in our prompt service, the selection and high [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/09/02/charlies-produce/</link>
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		<title>Missionary Chocolates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A chocolate-loving vegan mother and a passion for natural medicine culminated into the creation of Missionary Chocolates LLC. While in her last year as a naturopathic medical student, Melissa made some non-dairy truffles for her mom Donelle as a Christmas present, and they were so fantastic that a family company and mission was born! Wanting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/09/01/missionary-chocolates/</link>
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		<title>Concepts: Mindful ________ (fill in blank)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Collaborating with Plywerk for 9/12/9 Grand Opening Art Show &#8211; working concepts below: 





		
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		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/08/28/concepts-mindful-________-fill-in-blank/</link>
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		<title>3greenmoms in the News</title>
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Yesterday, one of our favorite mindful suppliers, 3greenmoms, was featured in the Gazette, a Maryland publication.  The story does a great job detailing why these successful entrepreneurs started their environmentally responsible business.





		
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		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/08/27/3greenmoms-in-the-news/</link>
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		<title>Willamette Week Love</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Big thanks to Willamette Week&#8217;s Retail Therapist for the positive write-up about our products and upcoming Portland store opening on September 12th.  We&#8217;re happy to see the article digging into our mindful supplier list and finding goodies from Naturally Knotty, Earthlab Cosmetics, and Bravo Farms.





		
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		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/08/26/willamette-week-love/</link>
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		<title>seven silos at night</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1 Apparel

2 Energy

3 Food

4 Health

5 Household

6 Shelter

7 Travel






		
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		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/08/25/seven-silos-at-night/</link>
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		<title>Voltaic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our founder was traveling through Spain and with a small solar charger. Not only did the charger not work very well, it was easy to forget to take it out of the bag to set it up. To work well, a solar charger would need to have much more solar power make charging efficient and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/08/25/voltaic/</link>
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		<title>Burlap?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The talented crew at eROI built seven planet a mighty fine website which is in a constant state of flux as we continue to add new mindful suppliers to the mix. Upon initial review of the site (back when I first joined the company) I was particularly drawn the texture being used as the background [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/08/21/burlap-2/</link>
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		<title>BikePortland.org &#8211; &#8220;to inform and inspire&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Through a random connection or two I recently road by the website BikePortland.org and I thought to myself:  yes, yes, yes!!!  I always get excited when I find folks who take the utmost pride in their work/cause &#8211; I don&#8217;t necessarily care what you&#8217;re into &#8211; but as long as you take pride [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/08/18/bikeportlandorg-to-inform-and-inspire/</link>
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		<title>Mindful __________ (fill in the blank)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello everyone &#8211; how would you fill in the blank?  
Here at seven planet our long standing mantra has been &#8220;Mindful Commerce&#8221; &#8211; encouraging folks to think about what they&#8217;re doing before they do it.  To think about consumerism and consumption.  To think about where things came from and where they&#8217;re going. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/08/13/mindful-__________-fill-in-the-blank/</link>
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		<title>Bravo Farms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bravo Farms began in 1979 as a small dairy farm in Visalia, California. Owned by Bill Boersma, he ran the dairy several years before deciding to evolve into a farmstead cheesemaker. This was not an easy task, being the first farmstead cheesemaker in the San   Joaquin Valley was a challenging endeavor. Yet over [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/08/12/bravo-farms/</link>
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		<title>Botanical Bakery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our ingredients are all natural. All but the vitamin E are organic. Most of our ingredients are local.
In choosing our ingredient partners, we seek companies with an artisan approach, each striving to create the purest products possible. We believe that you and your customers appreciate unique flavors and have an adventurous and educated palate.
Our flour [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/08/12/botanical-bakery/</link>
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		<title>Embrace Sweets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Embrace Sweets began in 2004 with only a thought, a passion for baking and several generations of proven recipes.  My daughter and I have worked hard to bring the dreams of my mother and grandmother to light and those dreams are flourishing.
Fed up with my current job and unfilled I searched for my true passion [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/08/04/embrace-sweets/</link>
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		<title>Oregon Dukkah</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An Oregon company, whose mission is simple: to bring healthy, flavorful and exotic foods to you.
Vibrant Flavors is a dream come true. Literally. Chef Donna Dockins created original recipes and healthy meals for her clients in a private chef business. She constantly found herself thinking about how to bring these delicious recipes to the world. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/08/03/oregon-dukkah/</link>
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		<title>Russian River Foods</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi, my name is Ken Alary, the owner of Russian River Fine Foods; I have been in the culinary industry for over 20 years, and have a culinary degree from the California Culinary Academy. In the mid 90’s I was in Redwood City, California, I taught cooking classes there for two years while executive chef [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/07/31/russian-river-fine-foods/</link>
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		<title>Sustainable Group</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sustainable Group&#8217;s line of recycled office supplies help organizations create awareness while delivering on their overall sustainability promise. Our Corporate Buying Program gives organizations the same pricing as they’d get from a big-box office products business, while ensuring high level of service. The ReBinder was the first of our line of affordable sustainable products all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/07/31/sustainable-group/</link>
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		<title>Pangaea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pangaea is a triple bottom line company—people, planet, profit. We&#8217;re a co-operative that&#8217;s committed to our customers, our product, our suppliers, the environment and each other. We source our green beans from the best Organic, Fair Trade coffees grown around the world. As with wine, there are distinct varietals of coffee, each with its own [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/07/31/pangaea/</link>
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		<title>Granola Gourmet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Founder Jeff Cohen has created a unique and much needed product that will appeal to everyone. Cohen, who has himself been a diabetic for fifteen years was frustrated while trying to find a snack that not only did not cause a spike in his blood sugar, but that also tasted good. He finally decided to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/07/31/granola-gourmet/</link>
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		<title>we want your feedback &#8211; we are learning too</title>
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Recently an email arrived in our customer service inbox regarding one of our web patrons&#8217; concern over the polyurethane being used in the production of our 3greenmoms reusable LunchSkins.  Our customer was concerned that the &#8220;polyurethane comes in contact with the food and I do not want that.&#8221;  We past this email onto [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/07/30/we-want-your-feedback-we-are-learning-too/</link>
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		<title>Walking Remnants Installation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been conceptualizing various art installs (with our interior architect) for our soon-to-be-open seven planet Oregon general store (opening 9/12/09).  One thought in particular we&#8217;ve been keen on is creating certain pieces made from found objects (as pictured below).  Everyday when I walk down my street in N Portland I come across all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/07/29/walking-remnants-installation/</link>
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		<title>Karmic Health</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our mission is to provide great tasting, healthy, nutrition dense foods for those with gluten, dairy,casein, soy, peanut and sugar sensitivities. Karmic Krunch is not only healthy, it’s unique in the sense of a snack mix. It’s granola meets trail mix!  It’s moist and crunchy and has a caramelized taste that is unlike any other [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/07/27/karmin-health/</link>
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		<title>GreenCupboards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[GreenCupboards is dedicated to certifying and offering household &#38; office products for sale from reputable, well-trusted manufacturers that are environmentally friendly. We’ve done the research—so you won&#8217;t have to—to make it easier for you to find the “greenest” and most effective products. Currently, GreenCupboards offers kitchen, bathroom, laundry, baby, pet, personal care, office and janitorial [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/07/27/greencupboards/</link>
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		<title>Amella</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amella is the world’s first artisan cocoa butter caramel. All-natural, with 0% trans fat and made with pure cocoa butter, Amella Caramels are preservative-free and kosher. With three exclusive flavors: carrot cake, black forest and passion fruit, Amella Caramels are impressing general audiences and gourmet connoisseurs alike. With their flourishing business, the Kiamilevs prove that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/07/27/amella/</link>
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		<title>sevenplanet.com Makes Top 25</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations are in order for our web team for their work on sevenplanet.com.  The site was recently mentioned as being one of the Top 25 online stores using Magento&#8217;s e-commerce software.  Based on the other amazing sites on their list, it looks like we&#8217;re in good company.





		
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		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/07/22/sevenplanetcom-makes-top-25/</link>
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		<title>seven planet House Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
The seven planet House is a home recently built in Portland, Oregon that will make every possible necessity-based purchase through seven planet.  Today’s world is full of sustainable and eco-friendly products and services that are available for almost every facet of our lives.  Often challenged to find these mindful options, consumers are turning to seven [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/07/14/seven-planet-house-update/</link>
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		<title>New seven planet Store Coming to Portland</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

seven planet Oregon, our newest retail location, is slated to open September 12, 2009 in Portland, Oregon.  This will be the 2nd green general store opened in the past 12 months, and will be our urban flagship location.  seven planet is building the world’s first chain of green general stores, beginning with our landmark store [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/07/14/new-seven-planet-store-coming-to-portland/</link>
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		<title>The New Neighborhood</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday afternoon I hopped on the Max Train and headed downtown to meet with a few of my fellow seven planet company founders &#8211; this meeting surrounded overall marketing strategy &#8211; in particular, our meeting surrounded the grand opening of our flagship Portland General Store (opening late summer).  That said, I showed up to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/07/09/the-new-neighborhood/</link>
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		<title>Autonomie Project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Autonomie Project, Inc. is an innovative Fair Trade fashion company offering stylish eco-friendly &#38; vegan footwear, clothing and accessories.  In late 2007, the founders of Autonomie Project became inspired by the lack in the social marketplace of a truly wearable ethical clothing brand that they could actually afford.  With the strong desire to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/06/23/autonomie-project/</link>
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		<title>9 Million Pieces of Paper Saved</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend my little auto ol silver eyes was victim of a hit and run &#8211; luckily I have car insurance &#8211; but I don’t have health insurance &#8211; that thought alone is making me rethink priorities… let&#8217;s just say I am glad I was not hit. That said, maybe it&#8217;s time I start [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/06/18/9-million-pieces-of-paper-saved/</link>
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		<title>PONDERING PRELIMINARY PORTLAND PRODUCT PLAN</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few months (and particularly this past weekend) I&#8217;ve been mapping out the product mix for our seven planet Portland store location opening up in the heart of Old Town &#8211; opening mid August.  This store location, Portland&#8217;s General Store, will offer a wide variety of goods and services; all stamped with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/06/15/pondering-preliminary-portland-product-plan/</link>
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		<title>GoPet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Helen Fu, owner and force behind MyGoPet, Inc. recognized that there was a great need for a personal transportation vehicle in many industries and among individual riders.  From her experience in the two wheel scooter industry, she realized that a three wheel electric scooter was perfectly positioned to fill this need.  This was to be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/06/15/gopet/</link>
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		<title>seven planet House Project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Project Description
The seven planet House is a home recently built in Portland, Oregon that will make every possible necessity-based purchases through seven planet.  That is right…all possible purchases for both products and services that they need as a household.  We know that in today’s world there are amazing sustainable and eco-friendly products and services that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/06/11/seven-planet-house/</link>
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		<title>City of Portland &amp; Multnomah County Proclaim ReUse Week June 12-18</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My friend Kelley over at S.C.R.A.P. sent me the following message &#8211; thought I&#8217;d pass on in case you&#8217;re in the mood to ReUse something this week:
&#8220;SCRAP has the honor of joining other reuse organizations in celebrating our community efforts to incorporate principles of sustainability and environmental responsibility. The City of Portland and Multnomah County [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/06/09/city-of-portland-multnomah-county-proclaim-reuse-week-june-12-18/</link>
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		<title>Fridays at the Farm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Friday at the Farm began when two friends, Jessica and Melanie, began making soap in 2002.  Initially they decided to get together every Friday out at one of their farms and teach themselves soap making the old fashioned way.  They spent many hours reading recipes, testing different scents and oils together and just spending some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/06/05/fridays-at-the-farm/</link>
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		<title>TerraCycle Overview</title>
		<description><![CDATA[June 11, 2009 EVENT DETAILS HERE






		
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		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/05/29/terracycle-overview/</link>
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		<title>Jonathan Drori: Why we&#8217;re storing billions of seeds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Watched a brief talk on TED this morning regarding the storing of seeds:






		
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		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/05/29/jonathan-drori-why-were-storing-billions-of-seeds/</link>
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		<title>Tomato Tomato</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you live in Portland I encourage you to visit the Portland Farmer&#8217;s Market
Or, plant your own Tomato Tomato





		
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		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/05/28/tomato-tomato/</link>
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		<title>Naturally Knotty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Naturally Knotty is your source for the world’s finest cashmere, stylish handbags and apparel. By using recycled materials and gorgeous fabric remnants that would ordinarily be swept into landfills, they are doing their part to help the planet.  Naturally Knotty is committed to environmentally-friendly manufacturing practices, integrating components of factory scrap, factory overstock or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/05/28/naturally-knotty/</link>
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		<title>Scouting out Portland Store Location</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With our seven planet store in Idaho up and running, we are now making preparations to open/launch our Portland flagship store location.   Below are images from a recent tour we took of the soon to be seven planet PORTLAND GENERAL STORE &#8211; specific address to be announced anon:






		
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		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/05/26/scouting-out-portland-store-location/</link>
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		<title>Dryer Lint Firestarter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Considering Memorial Day is nigh, I thought I&#8217;d throw out a camping tip for today&#8217;s post: years ago I was reading a book titled The ABC&#8217;s of Backpacking &#8211; this book provided me loads of helpful tips all surrounding (and taking into account) Accessibility, Balance and Compaction &#8211; aka the ABC&#8217;s of backpacking.  One [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/05/22/dryer-lint-firestarter/</link>
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		<title>eco drycleaner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is shown that we can live just as effectively in a sustainable environment as we can in a less mindful sustainable environment, and that sustainable is better for all of us.  The dry cleaning industry has a long history of not being eco friendly.  The original founders of eco drycleaner recognized sustainable dry cleaning as an opportunity [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/05/22/eco-drycleaner/</link>
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		<title>Pacific Cornetta</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ching Liu built his vision of a vertically integrated manufacturing and marketing company and out of this Pacific Cornetta was born.  Initially the company launched a line of insulated beverage ware, Liquid Solution, which still exists today.  Ching and his family Alex, Kitty and Kwan continue to own and operate the family business, always striving [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/05/18/pacific-cornetta/</link>
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		<title>OPB &#8211; THINK OUT LOUD &#8211; GREENWASHING</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Great discussion I heard on the topic of GREEN WASHING back on February 12, 2009 &#8211; let us be careful





		
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		<link>http://www.sevenplanet.com/seven/2009/05/14/opb-think-out-loud-greenwashing/</link>
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		<title>Frugal Portland &#8211; NYTimes Writeup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Timely Portland writeup in The New York Times &#8211; READ Frugal Portland ARTICLE HERE





		
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