America Recycles Day is November 15th. In honor of this day, and in the spirit of doing whatever we can every day to help our earth, we have embarked on a project to reuse some damaged butcher block. Reuse is the practice of using something again, whether for its original purpose or to fulfill a […]
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National Week of Making – Learn How John Boos Makes Their Renowned Butcher Blocks
June 16-22, 2017 marks the National Week of Making, dedicated to “celebrating the innovation, ingenuity and creativity of Makers.” With that in mind, Butcher Block Co. is pleased to share with you how John Boos & Co. makes its famous Boos Blocks. Step 1 – Harvesting It all begins with the procurement of high-quality raw […]
Furniture Industry Growth Is Driven by Shifts to E-Commerce and Environmentally-friendly Products
Like other mature industries, the U.S. furniture market is experiencing shifts toward E-commerce and environmentally-friendly products. These are two key findings recently revealed in a market research report issued by Conlumino, a retail research agency and consulting firm. The report notes that the furniture sector is strongly outperforming the economy as a whole, with sales […]
Light and Tasty Shrimp Burgers
Have you ever had a shrimp burger? The thought of making a shrimp burger would have never occurred to me, and I LOVE shrimp. But that’s why we keep Claire around, right? She’s always available to treat us to something delicious and unexpected! So let’s get to it. Claire, tell us why these shrimp burgers […]
Can Planting More Trees Save Us from Climate Change?
“The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness.” – John Muir “But what have trees done for us lately?” you ask. For starters, trees provide us wood used in the buildings that shelter us and the furniture on which we work and rest. Forests are home to two-thirds of the planet’s land species. […]
Record Fires and Budget Constraints Trap U.S. Forest Service in a Catch-22
More than Half of Budget Goes to Fighting Fires, Hindering Restoration that Helps Prevent Fires. The U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, manages nearly 200 million acres of public land that produces 20% of the nation’s clean water supply, and stewards sustainability efforts across more than 600 million acres of […]
Removing A Dent From Butcher Block Is Easy!
We at Butcher Block Co. take great pleasure in helping our customers, whether it is answering their questions or providing solutions to their problems regarding butcher block. Some questions are about basic daily care for their butcher block or how to remove stains and scratches, and others are more complicated issues like how to repair butcher block. Most […]
Summer Seafood – Ceviche Tacos
Summer seafood dishes are pretty much the saving grace of this dreadful time of year. Because I am landlocked, I just don’t have the access to fresh fish that I would prefer, but I do have lovely friends on both coasts who are happy to indulge me when I visit. I told you I’ll be […]
Wood: An Environmentally-Friendly Choice
While we always have wood on our minds here at Butcher Block Co., this week we are honoring North American Hardwood trees, as we celebrate both Earth Day and Arbor Day. Because our business revolves around wood, it is important for us to be conscious of the environmental impact this industry has, and to be […]