| Go Green with Bob’s this Spring! | |
| Here at Bob’s Market & Greenhouses, we are committed to creating an eco-friendly production process. We are proud to be recognized by Ball Horticulture as an Ecosource supplier. Most of the plants that we sell at our markets are locally grown to reduce emissions during transport, but this is just one of several ways that we are striving to be good stewards of the earth. | 
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Energy Efficiency Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the primary gas responsible for global warming produced by modern technology. Plants naturally remove CO2 from the atmosphere by the process of photosynthesis. By producing the beautiful plants that we all enjoy, we are also offsetting our own carbon emissions created during the production process. To further reduce our emissions, we have replaced many of our natural gas heaters with high efficient models that reclaim heat from the exhaust to make them 93% efficient. We have also installed heated floors in our newest greenhouses. By trapping and storing heat in the concrete floor, these newer greenhouses are much more efficient. Certified Organic Vegetables and Herbs Another aspect of eco-friendly gardening is the growing concern over the use of pesticides and growth regulators on food crops and the use of genetically engineered seeds. We are proud to offer a wide selection USDA and CCOF certified organic vegetables and herbs to grow in your garden. Our organic vegetables and herbs are sown and grown in their own dedicated facilities to eliminate any exposure to pesticides or other chemicals used on our bedding plants. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Here at Bob’s we try to let nothing go to waste. One of the by-products of our production process is used growing media. It seems like we would have trouble disposing of this, but many of our employees are avid gardeners themselves. They “recycle” all of our used growing media at home in their own flower beds and gardens making beautiful, rich soil! Each year we use nearly 700,000 plastic containers! If laid end-to-end, one year’s worth of containers would stretch from our corporate headquarters in Mason, WV to our store in Atlanta, GA! To prevent this from going to landfills, we reuse or recycle all of our old plastic containers, cardboard, and many other materials. We would like to invite you to do the same. You can now bring any of your empty plastic containers back to your local Bob’s Market for free recycling! | |
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