Green Profiles 2025
We deliver fresh, certified organic produce from Carolinas and beyond to your residence or workplace. Also available for delivery: local raw honey, sourdough bread and pastries, cheese, green cleaning items, and much more. Customers may utilize our reusable bag and package recycling programs. Food is not wasted – we donate leftover and damaged food to local food banks or to local farms for livestock feed. Very local boxes (organic produce from North and/or South Carolina) start at $35. Sign up (with discount) for deliveries today.
Use code FRESH10 for $10 off first $40+ delivery order. Location: Serving Mecklenburg, Union, Gaston, Cabarrus, York and N. Lancaster counties. For more information, visit FarmFreshCarolinas.com.
Woman-owned business that helps YOU grow food at home (and reduce your carbon footprint), no matter how much (or little) space you have. Erin (owner/farmer) has years of experience growing food in all spaces and LOVES teaching individuals and community groups. Consider joining The Patio Farmer's monthly subscription service this spring and summer to take your food growing journey to the next level. Sign up today for Plant Club KNOW at a discount and start receiving seeds and detailed grow instructions monthly, plus digital resources.
Use code GREEN25 (valid through 5/31/25) to get first month free. Location: Serving Mecklenburg, Union, Gaston, and surrounding counties. For more information, email ThePatioFarmer@gmail.com or visit ThePatioFarmer.com/membership.
Sustain Charlotte creates a more equitable, connected, and healthy community by inspiring responsible growth and transportation choices. We work to address the region’s most pressing challenges, including traffic congestion, sprawl, carbon emissions, and inequities in access to housing, jobs, and transportation. By empowering residents, engaging with local leaders, and advocating for smart growth, we help create sustainable solutions that benefit everyone. Become a member today.
Location: 1100 S. Mint St, Charlotte. For more information, visit www.SustainCharlotte.org.
Mecklenburg County Residents Can Buy Bagged Compost & Mulch
Spring is the perfect time to get outside and spruce up your landscaping. Residents in Mecklenburg County can buy sustainable compost and mulch in bags. The County processes residents’ yard waste (leaves, brush, and grass) to create high-quality mulch and compost products, diverting it from the landfill. Mecklenburg County residents can buy bagged Queen City Compost™ (locally produced compost trademarked by Mecklenburg County) for $3.65+tax per bag and bagged “select” mulch for $2.50+tax per bag.
Locations for pick-up: Compost Central at 140 Valleydale Rd., Charlotte; Foxhole at 17131 Lancaster Hwy., Charlotte. For more information, visit MeckMulchMadness.com.
A 2025 Sustain Charlotte Awards nominee for Inspiring Small Business, Claudia Josephine Design’s “ecoluxe” focus enables informed choices when building, remodeling, and decorating. Our sustainable approach encourages the reuse and upcycle of select existing elements and proposes eco-friendly, quality furnishings and décor that provide clients with enduring, timeless finishes. Sustainable, eco-friendly design can be stylish and home-healthy. To embark on a full-scale, luxury design experience, visit our website to view our portfolio and select services. Call us today to schedule a free 15-minute consultation.
Location: Serving Charlotte and surrounding areas. For more information, call 860-796-3415, email Claudia@ClaudiaJosephineDesign.com or visit ClaudiaJosephineDesign.com.
The Schiele Museum of Natural History
You may know that The Schiele has a state-of-the-art planetarium and exhibits featuring wildlife, American Indian artifacts, gems and minerals, dinosaur fossils, and more… But did you also know that the museum has a nature trail and a working farm with live animals and local crops? When you visit The Schiele, indoors or out, you support a mission to promote understanding of the natural world through research, programs, and the collections we hold in trust for the public.
Location: 1500 E. Garrison Blvd, Gastonia. For more information, visit SchieleMuseum.org or call 704-866-6900.
Over the last 32 years, Organic Marketplace has sought to be at the forefront of business practices that lessen our collective carbon footprint. Raised beds in the rear of the store for fresh organic produce for Sprouts Cafe as well as to beautify the environment. Our landscape has always been chemical-free with an emphasis on pollinator friendly plants. Packaging waste is addressed with our bulk foods, herbs, and culinary spices department. Plastic bags were discontinued eleven years ago to combat plastic pollution in our Oceans.
Location: 1012 S. New Hope Rd., Gastonia. For more information, call 704-864-0605.
Your Zero Waste & Refill Shop in Charlotte since 2019. Empowering our community towards a healthier, simpler, more sustainable lifestyle by changing consumption habits. Owner, Valerie, offers curated non-toxic, eco-friendly alternatives for home & body. Refill shampoo, laundry detergent, dish soap & more, delivered or at events. Small Changes, Big Impacts! Contact us today to reduce waste.
Location: Order online for U.S. shipment, refill deliveries to Charlotte and surrounding areas. Find us at South End Market, That's Novel Books in Camp North End, and the Innovation Barn. For more information, email contact@ekologicall.com or visit ekologicall.com.
As the Charlotte area’s only Conservation Green Cemetery, Kings Mountain Preserve is proud to offer the most environmentally sensitive method of burial in our nation. Bodies cannot be embalmed, and any containers must be 100% biodegradable. No concrete vaults or metal caskets are permitted. In addition, a Green Burial avoids producing an average of 534.6 pounds of harmful carbon dioxide per cremation. Facilities include an outdoor pavilion and forest chapel for ceremonies in nature, as well as a retreat center that sleeps up to 6.
Location: 321 Indian Springs Rd., Blacksburg, SC. For more information or to schedule a tour, call 877-375-2495 or visit KingsMountainPreserve.com.
