Letter From the Founder
In my first few years of business, I thought opening new locations and making big flashy moves was what success looked like. Now that we’re almost in the 7th year of Green Life-5 on Willy St.-I’ve learned that success is small, success happens behind the scenes and is rarely interesting enough fodder for an Instagram post.
But here in lies the magic of Green Life, we make the mundane memorable-and dare I say fun? And I think you know what I mean. Do you remember the last thing you filled up at Green Life? I know you remember, maybe you even spilled a little! Now tell me, do you remember the last time you purchased that product conventionally, you know, grabbing a plastic bottle off the shelf and feeling kind of guilty about it? Probably not and it probably wasn’t very fun.
In the same way we’ve turned buying your household and personal goods from mundane to memorable, we want to share with you the wins Green Life had in 2024, that piece by piece, may be mundane but together paint a picture of community and sustainability. We could not have done it without you, thank you for helping this small business achieve these incremental, but impactful goals.
Highlights
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Upgrading our favorite bulk Fillaree Hand and Body Wash from 2.5 gallon bags to 55 gallon drums. This bulk order allowed us to drop the price from $0.56/oz to $0.34/oz. Is there a bigger win than affordable and sustainable?
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To celebrate Earth Day we co-hosted our first offsite event, the Earth Day Fair, with our friends Green Box Compost.
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More than doubled our selection of loose leaf teas!
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Launched Vintage Vessels, an in-store selection of vintage jars, bottles, soap dishes, and more curated by Sandhill Goods.
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Launched the Knit Repair Program with Emma Mends Knits. In 2024 we repaired 104 items!
2024 By The Numbers
- 808 tea bags avoided
- 1,700 tubes of deodorant avoided
- 2,058 tubes of toothpaste avoided
- 7,198 containers of cleaning products avoided
- 9,300 bottles of personal care products avoided
- 10,505 rolls of paper towel avoided
- Compost Drop Off Members diverted 11,500 lbs of compost from the landfill.
