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May 20, 2010
Santa Paula, CA
Earth Safe Finishes Earns World Trade Award
Gaining national recognition for its role in exporting green products to foreign countries, Earth Safe Finishes, a VOC-free paint and finishes company, was presented an Award of Excellence on Thursday, May 20, by the U.S. Dept of Commerce during a special ceremony at the Limoneira Ranch in Santa Paula, Calif. during a World Trade Summit
Earth Safe Finishes, owned and founded by “green” entrepreneur Nancy Burkhart, also received recognition from the U.S. House of Representatives and Congresswoman, Lois Capps.
These awards are among several presented to Earth Safe Finishes during its second year of business. Previously, Earth Safe Finishes had received a Climate Action Award presented by the Ventura County, Calif. Board of Supervisors.
Earth Safe Finishes and its green product line is the only company in the U.S. to manufacture a variety of no-VOC products for the arts and crafts market which includes do-it-yourself paint and varnish products for home décor.
“Countries overseas understand the value of no-VOC, no-VOC heavy metal products,” says Burkhart. Burkhart and her daughter Jessica Arellano, own Earth Safe Finishes, based in Camarillo, Calif.
“These products are important for children, pregnant mothers, those with sensitivities and allergies,” says Burkhart. “They are really for everyone to know that the product line is out there and to know just how safe it is.”
The Department of Commerce Award, presented by Richard Swanson of the Southern California Region of the Department of Commerce, to Earth Safe Finishes is an affirmation of President Barack Obama’s commitment supporting small and medium-sized businesses that export overseas.
More information about Earth Safe Finishes and the 27-item product line is available at www.earthsafefinishes.com.
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Nancy Burkhart 805-231-4756
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Location: Moorpark, CA
November 11, 2010
Start-up non-toxic paint company wins California state WRAP recycling award
Earth Safe Finishes, a non-toxic paint and finishes company based in Southern California, earned a spot as one of the 2010 CalRecycle Waste Reduction Program winners.
The company, founded by entrepreneur and owner Nancy Burkhart and daughter Jessica Arellano, was created out of a need to provide consumers, including artists and do-it-yourself home owners and craftspeople, with an environmentally safe, toxin-free product line of paints, stains and finishes. The company also recently introduced a non-toxic, eco-safe resin and glue called Eco-Epoxy for use in home construction and artistic endeavors.
The award, otherwise known as WRAP, supports California businesses that have incorporated waste reduction, reuse, recycling and buying recycled into their daily business activities. The WRAP award honors businesses that conserve scarce natural resources and positively influence the way business is done in California to protect the environment, according to Kim Oakley of the California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery.
According to Oakley, WRAP winners collectively reported diverting more than 2 million tons of waste from landfills, and contributed to more than $190 million in cost savings.
Winners were evaluated individually, based upon its own accomplishments, according to Oakley.
Burkhart, whose company has received a number of state and federal awards in 2010, was thrilled to be honored with a California state government award which supports the environment.
“The Cal Recycle WRAP award symbolizes what Earth Safe Finishes is about at its core -- recycle, reuse, renew -- ” says Burkhart. “This award helps confirm the importance of conserving our natural resources and making the most of the natural resources available to us in this state without exploiting them.”
WRAP winners are authorized to use the WRAP winner logo with their products, advertising and business websites in order to publicize waste reduction efforts.
Burkhart said she, as a business owner, is encouraged by the state’s efforts through the WRAP award to support “green” businesses such as Earth Safe Finishes.
“The state government’s support of environmentally-minded companies that are making the effort to conserve and recycle California’s precious natural resources is essential to the growth of the state’s “green” economy,” says Burkhart. “The WRAP award is an outstanding example of that.”
For more information about Earth Safe Finishes and its product line, go to www.earthsafefinishes.com or contact Burkhart at nancy@earthsafefinishes.com, or call 805-491-9108.
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Debbie found Earth Safe Finishes (www.earthsafefinishes.com) on the internet. Having tried all other major competitors offering low (volatile organic compounds) VOC’s such as Dunn-Edwards, Sherwin-Williams and in-house Home Depot paints. All failed the test for toxicity tolerance except Earth Safe Finishes, says O’Neal, who worked with toxin experts utilizing a simple plastic bag test to judge the level of each paint’s chemical emissions.
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Introducing Earth Safe Finishes, The Art of Green
Created by entrepreneur Nancy Burkhart of Earth Safe Finishes, the Generation Green line of paints and finishes has been designed to fill a void in the art and paint supply market for “green” sustainable products that are completely safe and free of dangerous, cancer-causing toxins.
Available online directly from the manufacturer, Earth Safe Finishes provides an astounding array of colors with its specially designed high-quality, non-toxic, VOC-free paints, varnishes and glazes. ESF’s unique coloring system allows for absolute color matching across a spectrum of products that can be applied to any surface.
Made in the USA, Earth Safe Finishes carries a full line of non-toxic, low to no VOC, Acrylic Paints, Varnishes, Stains, Sealer, Crackle, Decoupage, Gesso, Hand/Brush Cleaner, Textures, Gel Mediums, Gel Glazes, Shimmers, Waxes, Colorants and more. Available in 2, 4, 8, 32 and 128 oz containers.
View our complete line of products at www.earthsafefinishes.com
Using a handful of ESF safe products can replace hundreds.
- No need for 257 colors when you can use ESF Colorants to tint paint, glazes, sealers, varnishes and metallic.
- Create any color or color combination.
- One coat process.
- No need for specialty products to prepare different surfaces when ESF Gesso or Sealer will do them all!
Our ESF system saves you time and money!
ESF stands by its environmental practices using recycled and repurposed items and encourages others to do the same. Helping consumers save money while taking care of the environment is a guiding force for ESF. In addition to protecting our global environment we must also protect our personal environment by using products that are safe, healthy and toxin free. ESF is welcomed by many with chemical sensitivities.
Visit our testimonial page and read what others are saying about the Generation Green line. Read more >>
- Earth friendly, clean, non-toxic, NO VOCs
- Safe for children, animals and many with health or sensitivity issues
- Fine art and craft products at a reasonable price
Please join us in making the earth a cleaner, safer and more beautiful place to live.
Earth Safe Finishes
Generation Green
Our Mission
Earth Safe Finishes (ESF) strives to become the leading manufacturing and marketing provider of environmentally safe, cutting-edge, non toxic and VOC-Free paint and varnish products. All products are made in the USA and serve the craft, home decor and commercial marketplace. ESF will continue to develop unique brand positioning, adhere to high-quality standards, ethical environmental practices and promote social responsibility in a national and international arena.
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Ventura County Star: January 8, 2010:
Santa Rosa Valley woman develops toxin-free paint. Nancy Burkhart had endured enough. Her fingers were dry and cracked from years of working with toxic paints in her crafting and paint businesses.
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Ventura County Board of Supervisors Honors Earth Safe Finishes
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors gave major honors to Earth Safe Finishes at its board meeting in Ventura, California today.
Recognizing this company for its contribution to developing products that are VOC free, PBA free and free of Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxins (PBT), the Board gave honors for a Special Recognition of the 2010 Countywide Climate Change Action Award.
Competing for this recognition were Pt. Mugu Naval Base, a construction company and an environmental landscaping company.
Linda Parks, a longtime advocate and environmentalist for maintaining open space in the county and keeping the wildlife corridor open through the Santa Monica Mountains, nominated Earth Safe Finishes for this award.
“We are thrilled and delighted to be recognized in this way”, said Burkhart. “Being able to bring products that are so safe for children and those afflicted with MCS and allergies is what Earth Safe Finishes is all about. In addition to preserving individual health we also contribute to the health of the planet by producing products that do not harm the environment. Countless hours of research and development have gone into the research and development of the products we make to ensure ease of use and safety for all. The product line is the only one in the United States to date and we are happy to be making it here in Ventura County.”
Reuse, recycle, repurpose and a trash to treasure theme makes Earth Safe Finishes an ideal company whose time has come.
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Diana Marcketta 818-399-9503
Location: Moorpark, CA
Date: July 23, 2010
Best Small Green Company on Central Coast Awarded to Earth Safe Finishes
Earth Safe Finishes, a VOC-Free paint and finishes company, was awarded the Spirit of Small Business Challenge 2010 honoring it as the best “Green” company on the Central Coast by the Pacific Coast Business Times. Earth Safe Finishes (ESF) specializes in the creation of non-toxic paints, varnishes and finishes that are safe for the environment, and was selected from companies in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
“We are honored and excited to be recognized in this way,” says Nancy Burkhart, ESF founder and owner. “Earth Safe Finishes is here to bring quality no-VOC, BPA-free products to the consumer so each person can feel comfortable creating, repurposing, reusing or making projects without fear of polluting the environment or endangering their health.”
ESF’s unique product line, including paints, varnishes, stains, sealers and glazes, is manufactured in California and shipped to customers both nationally and internationally.
“Both love of art and love for the environment have been passions of ours that are being realized as products in the marketplace,” says Burkhart. “It is exciting to see all the environmentally-safe ways consumers use our products to recycle and redo their own items such as furniture, cabinetry and clothing. The products are even used for fine art.”
Created with the support of her daughter Jessica Arellano, Burkhart utilizes social networking sites such Facebook and Twitter to encourage input from like-minded designers, entrepreneurs, artists, and contractors from around the world. ESF exports currently to Australia, Peru, Canada, Norway, England, South Africa and China.
Further information about ESF and its products is available at www.earthsafefinishes.com or contact Burkhart directly at Nancy@earthsafefinishes.com.
The award was presented during a gala luncheon honoring Central Coast Businesses from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on August 12th at the Fess Parker Double Tree Resort at 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd. in Santa Barbara. California Lt. Governor Abel Maldonado was the keynote speaker. www.pacbiztimes.com.
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She worried that her young grandchildren were unknowingly inhaling noxiou gases released from the paints. Although toxins — such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, Texanol and butoxyethanol — have been reduced in latex paints through legislation in the past few years, paints in general still release odors and toxins for a period of time after application.
For more information on this award and a list of the winners, visit http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/NewsRoom/2010/11Nov/16.htm
