Author Archives: Max Thesing

This past week, the focus regarding the Sustainable Business Directory has shifted slightly from growing to maintaining. Meaning, the goal for the final few days is to ensure that the Sustainable Business Directory is ready to be launched and presented … Continue reading →

The Sustainable Business Directory holds 625 businesses and 105 organizations at the end of week 8. It is rewarding to see all the hard work coming together as we approach the end of the summer. Something that I have not … Continue reading →

Week 7 was another week of building the Sustainable Business Directory and we are now up to 575 businesses in the directory. Simply Living founder, Chuck Lynd, helped get a few more possible listings from like minded organizations. The first … Continue reading →

At the end of Week 6, the Sustainable Business Directory holds 525 businesses. I am happy with the progress I have made this past week on the directory and am looking forward to the launch of the website. During our … Continue reading →

It is hard to believe that we are approaching the end of week 5 already! I am continuing the growth of the Sustainable Business Directory with 425 businesses currently in the database. As I mentioned in last week’s blog, I … Continue reading →

Last weekend, Simply Living was at Comfest educating the community about sustainable living and was the only water refilling station at the festival. We were set up near the Peace Tent and engaged in a lot of constructive conversations.  However, … Continue reading →

With the work week winding down, the Sustainable Business Directory now holds 280 locally-owned sustainable businesses.  Although data entry appears tedious as I mentioned in last week’s blog post, I have come to appreciate the task by using it as … Continue reading →

The Simply Living Sustainable Business Directory project is in full swing this week.  I began adding around twenty businesses daily to the directory and it now holds just under 200 locally-owned businesses within the database. Data entry is not always … Continue reading →

Hello everyone! My name is Max Thesing and I am a rising senior at Kenyon College majoring in Economics. I am looking forward to the rest of the summer with both Simply Living and the Columbus Foundation. For the next … Continue reading →