Whole Foods Market in Raleigh to Auction Artist-Painted Rain Barrels
Whole Foods Market in Raleigh is hosting a silent auction of painted rain barrels to raise money for a Local Farmers Emergency Fund. Friday, May 30 at 6:00 pm Nine artists were asked to create a dynamic visual impact on…
Recycled logos explained
We get a lot of questions about use of the recycled/recycling logo. Your green printer thought it would be a good use of space to explain the various logos and what they actually mean. The mobius loop is the international…
Full Scale Architecture prints greenest business cards ever
Scott Kyle, Principal at Full Scale Architecture in Richmond, VA, contacted us with an unusual idea... He wanted to print business cards in the greenest possible way. Being a letterpress printer himself, he wished to employ our antique Chandler-Price in…
Barefoot Press turns 21.
On March 3rd, 2008, Raleigh's original green printer turned 21. We were so busy we forgot to celebrate! Thanks to all of our loyal customers who have helped us reach this milestone in our company's history! Obviously, we can't be…
Triangle Land Conservancy Jamboree
One of our favorite local environmental groups is Triangle Land Conservancy. The organization pro-actively preserves forestland and natural space by buying it and placing it in a conservation trust. They have made a strong commitment to green printing by printing…
Boycott Exxon/Mobil
Exxon/Mobil has arguably the worst environmental record of any of the big oil companies. Remember the Valdez disaster? To date, the company has spent more money on PR regarding the incident than it has spent on the actual cleanup itself.…
Xerox survey reveals top 10 environmental pet peeves
NORWALK, Conn., April 17, 2008 - Do you consider yourself environmentally aware? Are you the Chief Recycling Officer of your household? What about at work? Results of a North American survey released today by Xerox Corporation to measure environmental consciousness…
March is record month for green printing inquiries!
We reached a new record for number of green printing inquiries through the website in March. The interest in recycled papers and soy inks just keeps growing. With all the attention the environment and global warming are getting in the…
Capital City Classic to be run for Earth Day
The Capital City Classic is running it's inaugural 10k event this Saturday in downtown Raleigh. Organizer Keith Mathis hired our favorite branding company to create a logo along with brochures and posters for the event, and The Splinter Group came…