Author: Peggy Farabaugh

She is a CEO who brakes for salamanders, has bottle-fed rescued squirrels and spent her vacation building furniture for a rural school in Costa Rica. She believes in the future and in the people who will build it. A former distance-learning professor at Tulane University with a master’s in environmental health & safety, she turned an interest in forest conservation and endangered species into a growing, local business. She delivers rainforest statistics at breakneck speed, but knows how to slow down and appreciate the beauty of a newly finished piece of heirloom furniture.

Solid Wood Bedroom Sets: 5 Tips for Finding the Best Quality & Value

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Last updated on May 18th, 2023 at 01:38 pm

This craftsman style solid wood bedroom set has a modern flair
This craftsman style solid wood bedroom set has a modern, contemporary flair. It’s shown here in solid, natural cherry wood (with contrasting walnut wood drawer and door pulls) but it can also be crafted in maple or walnut. Contemporary Craftsman.

If you’re shopping for high quality solid wood bedroom sets, you’ve done a lot of research. Bedroom furniture is a big investment and one that need only be made once in a lifetime. So we’ve put together tips & advice to help make your shopping easier and ensure you get the best value for your investment dollars. Read More

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Celebrating Earth Day with Trunks & Leaves

Peggy Farabaugh

Last updated on April 21st, 2023 at 05:00 pm

Note: In a previous post, Putting a Face on the Forest I shared the reasons we founded Vermont Woods Studios. For Ken, it was all about handcrafted furniture. For me, it was about the environment, trees, forests and wildlife habitat. Because we use trees to build our furniture, we plant trees, over 200,000 trees so far. Our newest project involves planting trees to support Asian elephant habitat in Sri Lanka.

Planting trees to restore elephant habitat in Sri Lanka
Dr Shermin deSilva is the founder and president of Trunks & Leaves, a non-profit dedicated to facilitating evidence-based conservation of Asian elephants and their habitats through science, education, policy and advocacy.

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April is Earth Month

Peggy Farabaugh

Last updated on April 17th, 2023 at 02:34 pm

Earth Day 2023 | Earth Month 2023
Earth Day happens every year on April 22 when we’re all called to show our support for Mother Nature.  The first Earth Day was in 1970, during the era of the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. Since then it’s grown into “Earth Month”, a whole month of events with over 1 billion people participating in more than 193 countries.

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It’s International Day of Forests 2023

Peggy Farabaugh

Vermont Woods Studios is a sustainable furniture company, founded on a mission of forest conservation. To celebrate today’s International Day of Forests, I thought we’d re-visit some related blogs we’ve written  over the years. Here’s a list of the Top 10:

  1. A Manifesto (where it all started)
  2. Forging a Future for Our Forests
  3. How Sustainable Forestry in the Furniture Industry Protects the Planet
  4. Climate Change & the Furniture Industry
  5. 25 Facts About Climate Change & Deforestation
  6. The Economic Impact of Sustainable Furniture
  7. Putting a Face on the Forest
  8. The Story Behind Our Sustainable Furniture Store
  9. Plant Trees with Us
  10. This Climate Change Remedy Is Proven. What Are We Waiting For?

You guessed it: we are forest conservation fanatics. Well, I see forest conservation as the #1 environmental issue of our time. Trying to use a sustainable furniture company to make that case is perhaps a stretch but it’s a challenge we’re committed to. It’s definitely been an uphill battle but on the plus side, we’re filling the world with gorgeous, Vermont made furniture that will live forever. It will serve as a constant reminder of how each one of us can do our own small part to conserve our planet’s forests. Here’s to the trees!

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Protecting Your Child from Furniture Tip Overs

Peggy Farabaugh

Last updated on March 8th, 2023 at 10:27 am

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC has recently issued additional guidance to help avoid childhood injury due to furniture tip-overs. If you have young children in the house, check out this video for tips and advice on how to anchor your furniture to the wall.

Tip Over Causes and Prevention

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Putting a Face on the Forest

Peggy Farabaugh

Last updated on March 5th, 2023 at 10:40 am

As furniture makers we use wood. We are committed to not only harvesting trees sustainably but also reforesting vulnerable wildlife habitats where our competitors still harvest timber illegally.

Asian Elephants

Asian Elephant: Conserving my home starts in your home.
Asian elephants are in danger due to unsustainable logging of their forest home. Stay tuned to learn how we’ll partner with Trunks and Leaves to plant trees and help restore their habitat. In the meantime, you can help save Asian elephants from extinction by avoiding forest products  (like lumber, furniture, flooring, coffee, chocolate, nuts, paper, etc) that are harvested unsustainably.

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Sustainable Furniture Sale: For the Good of the Woods

Peggy Farabaugh

Sustainable Furniture Sale. Save up to 20% on Vermont made furniture, handcrafted with sustainably harvested wood.

Save Money and Plant Trees During our Sustainable Furniture Sale

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Monarch Conservation Starts at Home

Peggy Farabaugh

Last updated on February 4th, 2023 at 10:39 am

Conserving forest and wildlife habitat starts with consumers. We work to persuade people to choose furniture that's made from sustainably harvested wood, rather than illegal wood that's been stolen from vulnerable forest habitat.
At Vermont Woods Studios, we’re champions of the monarch butterfly. We plant trees and milkweed to conserve and restore their habitat. Our customers support our monarch conservation work with every purchase.

The Demand Side of Conservation

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Happy New Year from Our Family to Yours 🎉

Peggy Farabaugh

Last updated on February 4th, 2023 at 10:40 am

Dear Customer,

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Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from VWS!

Peggy Farabaugh

Happy Holidays from Our Family to Yours

From all of us at Vermont Woods Studios, we wish you and all of your loved ones a very happy holiday season and a wonderful new year. See you in 2023!

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