Reclaimed Flooring made from Waste Vegetable Oil?????

01.16.2011 | COMMENT

This does not even make sense...How can reclaimed flooring be made from Waste Vegetable Oil???  In our continuing efforts to be as eco-friendly as we can be, we are always looking for new ways to green our processes.  Recently, we teamed up with an Amish mill who already work without the modern conveniences the power grid provides.  They operate all of their machinery using a 6 cylinder Perkins diesel engine to power a series of hydraulic motors that operate the planers, ripsaws, and moulders that make each piece of our flooring and furniture!  Thanks to some local restaurants we have worked for over the years, we are recycling their waste vegetable oil from the fryers into a useable fuel for our woodworking operations! 

 

The mill was using around 100 gallons of diesel fuel a week to produce flooring and furniture, today, they are using about 5-10 gallons of diesel fuel, and up to ...

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Kudos to Chef Ouita Michel, our Green Champion for 2010!!!!

01.15.2011 | COMMENT

Wow...Need I say more!  Ouida Michel...What a green entrepreneur! 

When Ouida called on Many Moons to deliver an eco-friendly fitup to her new local first restaurant/country store, we could not resist.  Ouida wanted an interior and exterior decor that was as local as the food she would be serving.  She actually had the great idea to run barn siding horizontally for the exterior which turned our to be a fun challenge for Many Moons...We had the task of creating a siding material that would be easy to install, but still have the original weathered face and edge.  Check out the picture below!

Windy Corner Reclaimed Barn Siding

We also wanted to provide the most eco-friendly flooring for the restaurant.  Our Throroughbred ...

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