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entr-01~City Bench
Connecticut brothers Ted and Zeb Esselstyn, co-founders of City Bench, create one-of-a kind furniture from unwanted urban trees.
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A $25,000 loan helped City Bench acquired a Wood-Mizer portable sawmill to continue creating beautiful and unique works of art.
BUSINESS CATEGORY
Wood Goods
LOCATION
Higganum,CT
entr-02~Bluebird Hill Farm
"The family farm is a labor of love; for the land, the environment, and our American tradition of home and community, " Norma DeCamp Burns, owner.
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A $25,000 loan helped Bluebird Hill Farm acquire a specially designed harvester and a large capacity steam distiller.
BUSINESS CATEGORY
Farming
LOCATION
Bennett,NC
entr-03~New Beat Farm
New Beat Farm is a MOFGA Certified organic farm growing vegetables, flowers and herbs in the heart of Waldo counties rich agricultural community.
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A $4,000 loan helped New Beat Farm acquire a 21’ X 96’ production greenhouse.
BUSINESS CATEGORY
Farming
LOCATION
Knox,ME
entr-04~Fern Studios
Fern Studios sells stunning heirloom-quality tables, lamps and other furniture made from sustainably sourced American hardwoods.
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A $7,500 loan helped Fern purchase woodworking equipment & renovate space in a 19th century barn for permanent work space.
BUSINESS CATEGORY
Wood Goods
LOCATION
Germantown,NY
entr-05~Trillium Pacific Millwork
Trillium Pacific Millwork turns signature woods of the Pacific Northwest into high-end, environmentally responsible retail products.
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entr-05~Trillium Pacific Millwork
A $20,000 loan helped Trillium purchase a $70,000 piece of woodworking equipment called a CNC router.
BUSINESS CATEGORY
Wood Goods
LOCATION
Wilsonville,OR
entr-06~Roger Outlaw Farm
"Tired of sitting around," Mr. Outlaw decided to use a $20,000 ShadeFund operating loan to return to full-time farming with his three sons.
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Using a $20,000 ShadeFund operating loan, Mr. Outlaw is returning to full-time farming with his three sons.
BUSINESS CATEGORY
Farming
LOCATION
Niles,MI
entr-07~Superior Thermowood of Brainerd
Using a thermally modified wood process originally pioneered in Finland, Thermowood upholds a commitment to making the building of a deck or the installation of a new wood floor environmentally sound.
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entr-07~Superior Thermowood of Brainerd
A $19,200 loan helped finance an order of thermally modified basswood for guitar fingerboards.
BUSINESS CATEGORY
Wood Goods
LOCATION
Palisade,MN
entr-08~Ten Hens Farm
Dru and Adam Montri operate Ten Hens Farm in Bath, Michigan. The farm sells locally, and uses natural production techniques to grow its produce.
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Using a $15,000 ShadeFund operating loan, the Montris are increasing their farm's productivity.
BUSINESS CATEGORY
Farming
LOCATION
Bath,MI
entr-09~Brines Farm
Shannon Brines began operating Brines Farm in 2004. Located in Dexter, Michigan (roughly 10 miles northwest of Ann Arbor), he sells a range of produce, including heirloom and open pollinated vegetables.
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Using a $10,000 loan, Brines Farm is installing a irrigation system with low flow water pumps that will serve both the hoophouses and fields.
BUSINESS CATEGORY
Farming
LOCATION
Whitmore Lake,MI
entr-10~Rogue Resources, Inc.
Rogue Resources is a 19-year old enterprise based in Steamboat Springs, CO, that's using beetle-kill trees in an innovative way.
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A $35,000 loan helped Rogue attain $180,000 in financing to purchase equipment and add employees for a new WoodStraw® product line.
BUSINESS CATEGORY
Wood Goods
LOCATION
Steamboat Springs,CO
