The following businesses have committed to become the models for sustainable business operations in Southeast Louisiana by signing up to compete in the Green Games. Register your business to compete and become certified as a green business and be recognized as a leader in sustainability in your own community. Our readers want to know about you. Learn more at mylifecity.com or call 504-330-2157.
Satsuma
Yoga School
t Satsuma Café, a Bywater bistro with a mission to serve local and fresh ingredients, there are several chalkboards around to announce the seasonal salads, sandwiches and juices. It is a rare day when the place is not packed at mealtime. Locals know when they are eating local, and many invariably crave it. Cassi and Peter Dymond started Satsuma with the hope that they can bring some of the West Coast’s farm-to-table culture to New Orleans. Customer expectations are sometimes the most challenging encounters, since the food changes with the seasons and, often, depending on the day. Sourcing the items they need often takes great effort and time, but the owners and employees do it as much for the cause as for the customers. The Dymonds are developing relationships with local growers, which helps them get the ingredients they need to make it through each meal. The reasons for joining the Green Games were obvious, since Satsuma serves as a beacon for smaller restaurants as the city’s residents clamor for fresh food and put their money where their mouth is.
oga School in Covington has achieved many firsts in its 20 plus years of existence, including being the first yoga studio and school to sign up for the Gumbo Green Games. That would not surprise those who know Yoga School’s founder, Becky Gelatt. Gelatt has been a community activist for many years in the Covington area with regard to environment and preservation of the natural resources of St. Tammany Parish. She was instrumental in bringing Keep America Beautiful to Covington and in the adoption of the town’s tree ordinance which protects trees during construction projects and requires a permit to remove a tree. Yoga School was one of the first Louisiana yoga schools to adopt the standards set forth by the Yoga Alliance for training yoga teachers to a professional level. In addition to offering teacher training, most recently the school has become licensed by the state to offer certification for yoga therapy, a relatively new but growing area in integrative health care. “Yoga therapy requires a different set of skills from those needed to teach general yoga classes to the public,” Gelatt explains. Of the school’s mission, she says, “Our intention is to offer an integrated curriculum that provides a comprehensive program for training professional yoga teachers prepared to teach different populations in a variety of settings, safely, successfully and compassionately.” Gelatt saw joining the Green Games as a way to further align the school with commitment to a sustainable community.
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