About

The Green Resource was founded in 2004 by David Long of North Reading, Massachusetts. Long graduated with honors in Biology from Williams College. After attaining his Masters in Entomology from the University of Maine, studying the effects of biological control on Colorado Potato beetle, he started his career as an environmental consultant. He has since served as a Research Associate and Green Team Leader for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Boston as well as a Research Assistant for the Silent Spring Institute in Newton, MA.

Inspiration for The Green Resource has come from many sources. The work of Alana Probst and the Oregon Marketplace, as described by Steve Lerner in Eco-Pioneers, first exposed us to the concept of import substitution. Our library consists of other great works detailing economic renewal and environmental sustainability, including:

The Ecology of Commerce by Paul Hawken
Natural Capitalism by Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, and Hunter Lovins
Small is Beautiful by EF Schumacher
Going Local by Michael Shuman
Cities and the Wealth of Nations by Jane Jacobs
Biomimicry by Janine Benyus