Category Archives: Green Gab Podcast – Green Homes, Green Living and Green Companies

Second Time Around – Carolyn Dickson of Second Sitting & Jenni Owens of Upcycle Treasure Box

December 31, 20172GTAllYouCanEat, Green Gab Podcast - Green Homes, Green Living and Green Companiesaccessories store, basic concepts, bottles, Carolyn Dickson, consignment, creative reuse, creative reuse centers and resources, display homes, donations, education and inspiration, furniture, home accessories, home furnishings, jars, Jenni Owens, paper towel rolls, recyclable materials, resale, reuses furniture, schools, Second Sitting, showrooms, st. louis, staging companies, teachers, Upcycle Treasure Box2guystalking

Carolyn Dickson of Second Sitting in St. Louis specializes in finding a “second sitting” for furniture and home accessories. This resale and consignment home furnishings and accessories store gets a lot of furniture from display homes, staging companies, and showrooms in the area that are turning over their merchandise. A great way to reuse furniture … Continue reading Second Time Around – Carolyn Dickson of Second Sitting & Jenni Owens of Upcycle Treasure Box →

The Eyes of Our Homes – Windows… Debbie Kinsinger of Two Blind Guys and Keith Kessler of Pella Windows

December 19, 20172GTAllYouCanEat, Green Gab Podcast - Green Homes, Green Living and Green Companiesarchitectural beauty and performance, better insulation, cost savings, custom installs, Debbie Kinsinger, durability, energy efficient, eye-grabbing, family-owned and operated business, glass, good environmental investment, good investment, Keith Kessler, less maintenance, Pella Windows, residential and commercial window coverings, shine, Two Blind Guys2guystalking

Debbie Kinsinger, owner of Two Blind Guys, runs a family-owned and operated business. Debbie and her 2 sons specialize in residential and commercial window covering needs. Many window coverings help a home be more comfortable and energy-efficient with better insulation for windows. Window coverings look beautiful and offer performance too. Keith Kessler, a rep with … Continue reading The Eyes of Our Homes – Windows… Debbie Kinsinger of Two Blind Guys and Keith Kessler of Pella Windows →

Preserving Seeds and Materials… Angela Adler of SeedGeeks and Jenny Murphy of Perennial

December 10, 20172GTAllYouCanEat, Green Gab Podcast - Green Homes, Green Living and Green CompaniesAngela Adler, biodiversity, body care products, creative reuse, honey products, Jenny Murphy, live resourcefully., live sustainably, Mark Adler, natural textile dyeing, new things out of old junk, non-profit, pallet furniture, Perennial, rag rugs, raw honey, seed, SeedGeeks, South St. Louis2guystalking

Angela Adler and her husband Mark started SeedGeeks 4 years ago. They had started saving their seeds to preserve the many varieties out there. That blossomed into their company SeedGeeks to preserve the biodiversity of the different varieties. Angela and Mark are also bee keepers and offer a line of raw honey and honey products, … Continue reading Preserving Seeds and Materials… Angela Adler of SeedGeeks and Jenny Murphy of Perennial →

ReUse and Renewable… Josh Vaughn – Habitat for Humanity ReStore and Paul McKnight of EFS Energy

December 8, 20172GTAllYouCanEat, Green Gab Podcast - Green Homes, Green Living and Green Companiesbuilding and remodeling supplies, discount, dropping equipment costs, EFS Energy, federal tax credit, Habitat for Humanity, Habitat ReStore, Josh Vaughn, Paul McKnight, residential and commercial buildings, ReStore, solar power makes sense, solar solutions, st. louis2guystalking

Gabbing with Josh Vaughn, of Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore in St. Louis. Habitat ReStore sells new and used building and remodeling supplies at a discount to the public. The funds generated are then used to help fund building Habitat Homes in St. Louis. The ReStore program has helped divert about 33 thousand tons of waste … Continue reading ReUse and Renewable… Josh Vaughn – Habitat for Humanity ReStore and Paul McKnight of EFS Energy →

High Performance Homes with Matt Belcher of Hibbs Homes and Heating & Cooling with Pat Dodd of Dawson Dodd Heating and Cooling

November 29, 20172GTAllYouCanEat, Green Gab Podcast - Green Homes, Green Living and Green Companies2guystalking

Matt Belcher works with Hibbs Homes and is well known in the green home world and as the author of Build Green and Save: Protecting the Earth and Your Bottom Line from NAHB Builderbooks. It was written for builders to incorporate green practices into building. Matt has been a long-standing champion of green home building, … Continue reading High Performance Homes with Matt Belcher of Hibbs Homes and Heating & Cooling with Pat Dodd of Dawson Dodd Heating and Cooling →

The Tables are Turned – Erin McKee of Next Project Studio Gets the Scoop on How the Green Gab Started

November 21, 20172GTAllYouCanEat, Green Gab Podcast - Green Homes, Green Living and Green Companieschallenging the standards, finding inspiration, how a podcast got started, how the podcast started, lightblub moments, origin story, turning the tables, understanding and sharing your skill sets, using a podcast as the centerpiece of your business2guystalking

The tables are turned! Erin McKee of Next Project Studio – a design build firm in St. Louis – interviews co-hosts Marla and Tony. She digs in about starting the Green Gab podcast and how they each got going in green homes and sustainability. They each bring something different to the podcast as intellectual partners … Continue reading The Tables are Turned – Erin McKee of Next Project Studio Gets the Scoop on How the Green Gab Started →

Five Generations in the Family Business with David Knoll of Walter Knoll Florist (and Landscaping)

November 10, 20172GTAllYouCanEat, Green Gab Podcast - Green Homes, Green Living and Green Companiesdavid knoll, exotic flowers, family legacy, family values, flowers, integrity, landscaping, palm tree storage service, palm trees, resale value, trees2guystalking

David Knoll of Walter Knoll Florist joins us to share his experience as the 5th generation in their family-owned company in St. Louis. Working in a family business brings the realization that there are business decisions and there are family decisions and sometimes you make the sacrifice for the overall good of the company or the … Continue reading Five Generations in the Family Business with David Knoll of Walter Knoll Florist (and Landscaping) →

Comfort Solutions with Andrew Armstrong of Fujitsu General America

October 26, 20172GTAllYouCanEat, Green Gab Podcast - Green Homes, Green Living and Green Companies2guystalking

Andy Armstrong is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing with Fujitsu General America. He is responsible for the sales of all the heating and air conditioning products from Fujitsu for the US and Canada and down into the Caribbean.Andy Armstrong is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing with Fujitsu General America. He is … Continue reading Comfort Solutions with Andrew Armstrong of Fujitsu General America →

Solar Energy with Dane Glueck of Straight Up Solar and Home Efficiency with Paul Peterson of Peterson Energy

October 19, 20172GTAllYouCanEat, Green Gab Podcast - Green Homes, Green Living and Green Companies2guystalking

Dane Glueck founded Straight Up Solar in 2006, where they look to create solar solutions for people in their homes or businesses. Solar solutions save energy, help protect the environment and help grow a solar tribe in the community. At Straight Up Solar, they work to help people see the bigger picture in clean energy. As … Continue reading Solar Energy with Dane Glueck of Straight Up Solar and Home Efficiency with Paul Peterson of Peterson Energy →

Comfort with Geothermal – with Kyle Smith of GeoComfort Heating and Cooling

October 3, 20172GTAllYouCanEat, Green Gab Podcast - Green Homes, Green Living and Green Companies2guystalking

Kyle Smith of GeoComfort Heating and Cooling joins us to gab about the comfort of geothermal heating and cooling. Geothermal heating and cooling uses the constant temperature of the earth to heat and cool a home or building with a heat pump. It is a technology that has been tried and true for several decades … Continue reading Comfort with Geothermal – with Kyle Smith of GeoComfort Heating and Cooling →