My First Book Event…at Room & Board!!

ByMicaela Preston
Last weekend I had the pleasure of participating in a really cool event at the Room & Board furniture store in Minneapolis.  The event, called Experience Soy Style:  Be in the KnOH was sponsored by Cargill, the manufacturer of a soy-based polyol called BiOH that is used in some furniture cushions which are carried by Room & Board and other furniture companies.  It was an educational event with exhibits designed by students from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) that took visitors on a journey “from soybean to sofa”, showing how soybeans can reduce the use of petroleum and leave a smaller environmental footprint when used in furniture cushions. This milk jug exhibit represents the plastic saved in cushions made partially with soy foam.  (read more about soy-based foam in my Adventures in Eco Furniture Shopping post)  

Room and board BiOH milk jugs

  I was there to promote my new book, Practically Green.  The stars aligned when I met social media wiz Leslie Carothers, one of the masterminds behind the event AND my books became available earlier than expected.  Before I knew it I was on board to work the event at my all-time favorite furniture retailer Room & Board!  I even got my own ‘living room’ space to hang out in…how cool is that??  

Room and board 2

  {photographs courtesy of Room & Board}
Micaela Preston

Micaela Preston is natural living educator and safe and sustainable product activist. She has spoken at conferences and events, has lobbied for safer chemical laws. Micaela has an MBA in Marketing and has consulted with many brands and businesses. Her book, Practically Green: Your Guide to Eco Friendly Decision Making was published in 2009.

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