Author: Dapwood

Dapwood joined almost 100 other volunteers on a brisk but sunny Saturday morning to help clean up part of the Rio Grande Bosque (forest in Spanish). In an unofficial poll, Dapwood was the most productive of the groups since we hauled in 4 tires, 1 kiddie pool, 1 radiator fan, 1/2 dozen golf balls, 2 bags of recycling and 4 bags of misc trash.   We were a little too good at finding tires. Several […]

Today we are very happy to announce, Dapwood Furniture is now a Certified B Corporation! We are the first manufacturing company in New Mexico to have this distinction. We are all very proud of this accomplishment and hope it will inspire other businesses to compete not only to be the best in the world, but to be the best for the world. B Corporations are a new kind of company which uses the power of […]

Another reason to know where your furniture is coming from… A family in Texas bought a kitchen table made over seas. After using the table for several months, a large beetle emerged from the table. It had eaten its way out and was looking for another place to live. Supposedly U.S. Department of Agriculture officials say the teak trunk borer from South China could not survive in the U.S. but past disasters with exotic plants and animals creates cause […]

Dapwood Furniture Co. along with B-Corporation will be on the airwaves this coming Monday (4/22/13) between 12 noon at 12:30pm Mountain Time. It will be streamed live at KVSF 101.5 The Voice of Santa Fe. A link to a podcast will be posted as soon as it becomes available.

Dapwood Furniture Co. is in this week’s Local IQ “The Green Issue“. I was quoted “We’re leaving the world kind of a mess. I see momentum, but I don’t know if it’s fast enough. I think businesses need to be a driver on sustainability”. Photographers came out as well but they didn’t have enough room for it so I was cut. 😉

For unknown reasons, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez became the first governor in the U.S. to veto Benefit Corporation legislation. Since she did not sign the bill and allowed it to die, the office doesn’t provide any explanation as to why she didn’t sign it even though it had overwhelming bi-partisan support in both the House and Senate. This was very frustrating for Dapwood because it was good legislation that would help small businesses in […]

I had the privilege to be interviewed by Hannah Mich, my sister-in-law and the founder of AkinToGreen.com.  The interview was for a blog titled “All Wood is Not Created Equal” and includes tips on purchasing quality, eco-friendly wood furniture. For the full interview and blog follow this link  I also encourage you to browse the website, which includes information and useful tools on green living and environmental health.  

After passing two NM House Committees and an overwhelming positive House Floor vote, HB40 New Mexico Benefit Corporation Legislation passed through the second Senate Committee last night! The bill is now off to the Senate Floor for vote and if all goes well there, up to the Governor’s office for signature. It has been an interesting experience for me to see how our legislative process really works in New Mexico. This years Legislative session is ending […]

Dapwood has an article in Green Fire Times newspaper this week! Hopefully the article is informative and explains further how Dapwood is dancing to the beat of a different drummer- something we sometimes call “Business as UN-usual”. The newspaper is here but if you want to only see the article, click here.

For the last several months, I have been working with 10 bright and motivated children at New Mexico International School. We have been learning about woodworking (wood, tools, safety, etc) as well as the importance of all kinds of creatures in our environment (bees, bats, ants, birds).  In our discussions,  it was obvious that they all wanted to help out the misunderstood bat. So, we all worked really hard to create bat houses out of […]