I’ve been thinking a lot about work and what it means, especially as I talk to clients who look to convey what they do and love to others.  But every once in a while a client will ask me, “How do we convey our mission and story to our customers?” And the inherent problem is,

There are hundred upon hundreds of paper brands, sub-brands, textures and styles to choose from. Gloss versus matte is just one of the decisions that can affect your brand, your design, and virtually every decision that has been made with your project’s success in mind. Laid or feltweave, cream or bright white, there is one

Here at Good Work Group, we’ve been getting lots of questions about authentic storytelling. Prospective clients  are interested in having their story told as a means of connecting with the community, and they want to learn more about how to do it. And here’s what we tell them: An authentic story reveals who you are

Friday evening promises plenty of all things good, with the new TPT show MN Original celebrating its debut and the creative community at Mears Park, and the Fair Food Fight party at the Rau + Barber Building celebrating and promoting local foods with plenty of eye-opening discussions and a menu of items from favorites like

It’s a recession alright. You don’t have to tell us that when there’s a 7 percent unemployment rate in Minnesota and the thought of paying $4.23 for a single red pepper at the co-op sends one (ok, me) into a sweaty panic attack. Now, even if we weren’t knee deep in a recession, we’d never,

Here’s a startling fact: The average one-way trip to the grocery store is five miles. In one year, that can amount to 2.7 million tons of CO2 emissions. In fact, if every person pledged to drive five fewer miles per week, that would amount to as many as 18,000 fewer cars on the road every year.

Here at Good Work Group headquarters, we loves us some local farms, CSAs, and fresh veggies. Even more–we love the folks who are helping deliver these goodies to people all over the Twin Cities. And it’s with equal amounts of giant, wrap-our-arms-around-it-love that we’re excited about entrepreneurs who are answering the call for sustainable food and sustainable methods of delivery. Enter VeloVeggies, a new Twin Cities bike-delivery venture that promises special-event catering and home delivery of farm-fresh farmer’s market foods, CSA shares, and groceries.

It’s true: VeloVeggies let’s you skip the stores, the CSA pick-ups, and the weekend trips to the farmer’s market and instead brings the food right to your door.

And along with offering zer0-emissions pick-up and delivery of sustainable foods, the pedal pushers also will pick up your weekly compostables and return the worm castings to you for use in the garden.

Learn more about this week’s #GoodIdea at VeloVeggies.com.

Have a #GoodIdea you’d like to share? Email me at molly[at]goodwork.com!

This basic overview provides composting tips, and some creative solutions for common issues.

Composting benefits you by producing healthy, enriched soil that can be used in gardens to encourage strong roots and optimal growth for vegetables, herbs, and flowers. By composting organic materials at your home, or at a local compost site, it also benefits the earth by:

• reducing waste and trash, which reduces methane in our environment
• conserving water — healthy soil retains water and decreases run-off
• producing micro-organisms that help protect plants against pests and disease