When I got out from gym class at MATC, there vendors were selling gifts and clothing on the second floor at the Main Building. So I took a quick peek and there are gifts that were handmade products made by people from different countries that are doing it for a living. A man named Swee was one of the vendors that was selling clothing and gifts from a store called Future Green. He explained to me the handmade products and what country was made by and why people prefer making handmade products that buying it from a store that will affect the earth. I thought it was really interesting, plus I bought brown earrings that were made from coconut shells with lots of natural nutrients on it. It was kind of expensive compare the earrings I buy it from but it was worth it. Yesterday, I decided to visit the Future Green store. Swee was giving me a small tour from the store, I wasn’t expecting it would also include a Coffee place in the store selling organic foods and drinks just like the Outpost Store. What really caught my eye was when he told me that he uses those organic foods that he sells came from a roof garden they have. They sell fresh fruits and lots of vegetation.
What is Future Green? Future Green store came to birth with the idea to bring all socially responsible shopping into one special place. Future Green provides shoppers with the ability to connect with some of the most exclusive in Organic, Fair trade, Re-created, and safe interior decorating tools. Future Green was designed with sustainability.
They use three ceiling fans enhance this greatly by pulling up cooler air in summer and returning warmer air in winter, they added solar tubes to the ceiling to bring in even more natural lighting, their heating system is a radiant heated floor with a high efficiency furnace. Recently, they had installed Solar PV panels on top to help offshoot their lighting cost and they never light up outside at night times so they save energy. Oh yes I almost forgot about those recycled bricks! They use them along with the old glass block windows on their entranceway and to build a countertop.
It’s really important to shop at Future Green or other organic stores such as Outpost because they sell products at a low cost compared with any clothing store or grocery store that will sell them with a high price for the environment. And I think it’s a really good idea for people to browse stores like Future Green and learn more about it, by changing their shopping habits and stepping out of their comfort zone.
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