• Azure Family Farm
    FOOD,  Organics

    Azure Standard

    Celebrating 20 Years The Green Living Journal has been publishing practical information for friends of the environment in Vermont for 20 years and our Portland-Vancouver edition has been up and running for over 2 years now. As part of our celebration of these milestones we felt we needed to publish the stories of some of the other local businesses that are also 20 years old or more. We look forward to the next 20 years and all the exciting changes that are coming. In this issue we asked David Stelzer of Azure Standard to tell us their story. Azure Standard Five generations of our family have been farming in the…

  • Bicycles,  Business,  FOOD,  Organics

    SoupCycle Delivers Organic Soup-Based Meals Made from Locally Sourced Foods

      A several years ago, a couple of college students made a business plan to make and sell locavore soup and deliver it by bicycle. The students came to Portland and set up their business, SoupCycle.   Jed Lazar and Shauna Lambert are the creative cooks and bicycle peddlers behind the food service business. They source local produce whenever possible and actively pursue environmentally sustainable, socially responsible business practices. They do have help with deliveries from fellow SoupCyclers Jen and Matt and they’re avid bicycle advocates twittering support for bike events and get-togethers.   Soups and soup meals are available by subscription. Ordering online is easy and both the soup…