The New Green Kitchen
Hip, eco-friendly products add fresh flavor to the hottest room in the house.
Mar 4, 2008 Elizabeth Edwards
courtesy respective companies
2. Breathe easy: Crystal's Green-Core Manhattan-style cabinets are made from sustainable bamboo and are urea-formaldehyde free.
crystalcabinets.com.
3. Rustic recycling bins (made from reclaimed wood) are so Up North. Chalk included. $55. vivaterra.com.
4. Vetrazzo countertops dazzle with recycled glass. $40 to $80 a square foot depending on the color mix. vetrazzo.com.
5. Keep Naturemill's automatic composter in the kitchen and add coffee grounds, veggies, paper, even meat - anytime. The red light tells you when another pot of dirt is ready. No turning, and no worms, bugs or odor. $399. naturemill.com.
Made in Wisconsin
Shetka stone made from recycled paper. $70-$90 a square foot. Architectural Elements, Traverse City. 231-932-1506. shetkastone.com.
Made in Petoskey
Michigan Maple Block countertops, available through kitchen designers, builders and home improvement stores. From $20. butcherblock.com.
Made in Grayling
HMI Specialties, cement countertops. Start at $45 a square foot. 989-348-8179, hmicct.com.
Elizabeth Edwards is managing editor at Traverse, Northern Michigan's Magazine.
lissa@traversemagazine.com
Note: This article was first published in January 2008, and was updated for the web February 2008.
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