Eco Directory

Feel free to peruse our collection of local business who have environmentally conscious practices!

• ACRES Land Trust

  ACRES Land Trust is a non-profit organization that owns and protects natural and working lands forever. ACRES currently protects 117 properties totaling 7,230 acres with the help of our members.

  acres@acreslandtrust.org

  (260) 637-2273

• Allen County Partnership for Water Quality

  Allen County Partnership for Water Quality strives to promote improvement in water quality through collaborative education, engagement, and empowerment of Allen County citizens. We offer a wide variety of educational resources and presentations to help inform residents on ways they can improve their homes and choices to promote healthier waterways throughout the county.

  jacquelyn.buck@co.allen.in.us

• Bee Great LLC

  Bee Great is owned by a local family of beekeepers. We sell honey and beeswax skin care products. We're all about honey bee conservation as well. We are the only company in the area who will service beehives for you on your own property.

  info@beegreatlocal.com

  (260) 229-8356

• Carbon Neutral Indiana

  We're taking responsibility for Indiana and ensuring it becomes carbon neutral as soon as possible. We're starting with households, businesses, and academic institutions.

  dpoynter@carbonneutralindiana.org

  (317) 721-4587

• Catskill Mountain Moccasins

  Handmade, custom designed and made to fit footwear for any size and shape. Our Leather moccasins and boots are made from American sourced materials, by one of our 12 makers specifically for you. No mass production. We take a mold of your foot and make your pair designed by you. We expect your pair to last you 20 plus years, you can even replace the buttons, lace, insole, and sole. We've been in business since 1987 primarily focusing on sales at Renaissance festivals, but these one of a kind - designer shoes can be worn anywhere for many occasions.

  andreacatskills@gmail.com

  (260) 579-5826

• Chasms Creative Collection

  Chasms Creative Collection is a polymer clay earring business that commits to no waste- protecting the environment from plastic-based clay ending up in the trash, and instead making it into jewelry and household goods!

  ana.pierson@outlook.com

  (260) 452-6001

• Citizens Climate Lobby Fort Wayne

  Citizens' Climate Lobby is a non-profit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national policies to address climate change. In order to generate the political will necessary for passage of the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act we train and support volunteers to build relationships with elected officials, the media and their local community.

  fortwayne.in@citizensclimatelobby.org

  (812) 391-2681

• Dirt Wain

  Dirt Wain turns residential and commercial food scraps into nutrient rich dirt. We are committed to community-scale composting-which means finding solutions that meet various communities' needs. This helps keep food scraps out of the landfill where they become methane gas-an accelerant contributing to climate breakdown. Composting reclaims nutrients and puts them back in circulation in the communities where food scraps are generated. We offer individual, business, and community subscriptions for food scrap pick up and drop off.

  scrappy@dirtwain.com

  (260) 376-0353

• Flameworks Apothecary

  We make 100% natural soy wax candles with wooden wicks in reusable containers. Our fragrance oils are carcinogen, mutagen, and toxin free. We use compostable and biodegradable materials when possible for packaging and shipping and reuse shipping materials we have received from orders we have placed for our supplies.

  flameworksapothecary@gmail.com

• FoxSea Skin

  A desire for clean yet luxurious skincare was the motivation behind FoxSea Skin. My beloved Cape Cod served as inspiration for the ingredients as well as the message: Natural beauty is best. My goal is to make products that are effective and safe, and make your mind and body feel as free and clean as a dip in the crisp waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

  foxseaskin@gmail.com

  (260) 200-3695

• Green Ivy's Home

  Green Ivy's Home focuses on reducing waste by upcycling clothing and accessories from items that would otherwise be thrown in the trash. We breath new life into old things. Any product that we carry is either recycled, repurposed, compostable, or aids in reducing waste.

  minda32581@gmail.com

  (260) 515-7163

• Ground Down

  At Ground Down, we collect food scraps from the Greater Fort Wayne area and convert them into local community compost. Customers can see a direct view of their environmental impact and choose to receive a portion of compost back for their home. Customers that choose to not receive their portion of compost back are able to donate to a local Fort Wayne farm. We're committed to sustaining Indiana for generations to come by replenishing our local soil and reducing our community's carbon footprint.

  compost@grounddown.org

  (260) 201-1120

• Love, Lowell

  Love, Lowell is a husband and wife team that creates ethical goods for mamas and their babies. All our items are handmade from either recycled products, secondhand or vintage fabrics, or items made in the USA. The shop includes baby accessories, clothing, and toys. Custom orders available by request.

  jl.yeag@gmail.com

• Lucalia, LLC

  I create beautiful handcrafted websites that are hosted on the world's most sustainable servers. A portion of all my revenue is donated directly to environmental charities (currently One Tree Planted).

  clint@lucalia.dev

• Mercantile on Main

  Mercantile on Main is an antique and vintage shop that sells a variety of goods for the home, including new eco-friendly items like bamboo to-go utensils, recycled plastic & plastic alternative kitchen items, metal straws, and more. Antique & second hand items are always a great eco-alternative, as buying second hand helps support a circular stream.

  1753 West Main Street
  Fort Wayne, IN, 46808

  mercantileonmain@live.com

  (260) 420-5656

• Riverview Native Nursery

  Riverview sells only native plants. We offer native perennials, grasses, sedges, trees and shrubs that are suitable for landscapes. The majority of our plants are local genotype and the rest are from this ecoregion. That means that the plants originated in northeastern Indiana and are genetically adapted to our soils, weather, bloom times and wildlife. Riverview is a DNR licensed nursery and all of our stock is inspected by the DNR. We sell at events and by appointment to keep our plants affordable.

  martha@riverviewnativenursery.com

  (260) 704-5092

• Rozelle Lawn & Landscape

  Most landscapes in and around our city do not provide the substance we need for beauty, for our good health, and for the health of the environment. As we learn the importance of native plants and their benefit to us and the environment, it is our hope others will begin to make the small changes needed in their yards for beauty and biodiversity to thrive.

  info@rozellelandscape.com

  (260) 750-0150

• Sanctuary Native Landscapes, LLC

  Nurturing nature through unique design. That's our goal. At Sanctuary Native Landscapes, we strive to support our natural environment by designing specifically with native plants from Indiana and the Midwest in order to create naturally diverse and sustainable landscapes. Additionally, unlike most landscapers, we pledge to never install habitat-destroying invasive plants (no matter how profitable or popular it might be) because, to us, supporting our natural environment is at the core of who we are. Interested in learning more? We encourage you to visit our website or check us out on Facebook and Instagram.

  info@sanctuarynativelandscapes.com

  (260) 232-1750

• Sari Bari USA, Inc.

  Sari Bari offers employment to women in India who have been exploited by the sex industry or who are vulnerable to human trafficking. If she chooses employment with us, she is trained as an artisan and makes beautiful, handmade products made from recycled saris.

  info@saribari.com

  (260) 420-8518

• Save Maumee Grassroots Organization

  The purpose of Save Maumee Grassroots Organization is to preserve, protect and improve the ecosystems of the Upper Maumee River and watershed by increasing public awareness through advocacy, collaboration, education and hands-on projects.

  info@savemaumee.org

• Southwest Honey Co.

  Our volunteer-operated organization was founded as an initiative to conserve our local pollinator population. On a global level, pollinators are declining; which if left unaddressed, will drastically change the world as we know it. In response to this crisis, we strapped on our veils, slid on our gloves and began to partner with organic farmers and natural property owners in the Fort Wayne, Indiana area and began to build apiaries populated from local honey bee swarms. We currently provide refuge for 50 colonies in our sustainably kept, organic apiaries. It is from these hives that we harvest raw honey and create local handmade products. Proceeds go towards creating sustainable habitats for pollinators, promoting awareness of their population decline & educating the public on ways they can help.

  southwesthoneyco@gmail.com

  (260) 609-2897

• Spry Fashion

  I sell vintage clothing and accessories. Buying gently used, second hand clothing helps keep fashion waste from adding to our dumps, and you can curate an amazing look in the process!

  1753 West Main Street
  Fort Wayne, IN, 46808

  spryfashion@gmail.com

  (260) 413-0570

• The Poem Market

  The Poem Market creates one of a kind type written poems based off of a provided subject. All poems are created on an antique typewriter and written on upcycled paper. Poem are a great sustainable and personalized alternative to store bought cards.

  thepoemmarket@gmail.com

• True Kimchi

  We handcraft authentic kimchi in Fort Wayne, IN utilizing sacred family recipes. We source our produce from local organic farmers in the area, compost all our produce scraps from production, and package everything in reusable glass jars.

  sam@truekimchi.com

• Walking Through Flowers

  Walking Through Flowers is a low waste art business that creates few and one-of-a-kind items, crafted with Mother Nature in mind. Almost every item in the shop is made from second hand or recycled materials and are always crafted using thrifted tools and supplies. Each piece is made with a "zero waste" goal in mind, so scrap materials are always saved for future projects. In the Walking Through Flowers YouTube channel, you can find videos promoting a sustainable lifestyle in and out of the art studio.

  jaylinhahnart@gmail.com