{"id":32686,"date":"2019-10-10T09:13:32","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T15:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=60742"},"modified":"2019-10-10T09:13:32","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T15:13:32","slug":"looking-further-meet-the-new-eco-friendly-business-in-kremmling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/local-news\/looking-further-meet-the-new-eco-friendly-business-in-kremmling\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking further: Meet the new, eco-friendly business in Kremmling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script> jQuery(document).ready(function($) { $('#imageGallery-60742-676').lightSlider({ gallery:true, item:1, loop:true, thumbItem:9, slideMargin:0, enableTouch:true, enableDrag: false, currentPagerPosition:'left', onSliderLoad: function(el) { $( '.gallery-loading' ).hide(); $( '.swift-gallery' ).css( 'opacity', 1 ); var maxHeight = 0, container = $(el), children = container.children(); children.each(function () { var childHeight = $(this).prop( 'scrollHeight' ); 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They had mopped with a traditional chemical floor cleaner and the dog had poisoned itself licking the floor.<\/p>\n<p>To Meier, the fact that such dangerous chemicals existed in household products with little warning or awareness was part of the reason she started her new business, Looks Far.<\/p>\n<p>Based in Kremmling, Looks Far describes itself as a community trading post focused on organic, sustainable care. The business celebrated its grand opening earlier last week.<\/p>\n<p>Meier is one of the founders of the business. She makes the self-care and household products available at her small store with safe ingredients and reusable packaging.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll my products are plant based; you could drink it if you<br \/>\nwanted to,\u201d Meier said. \u201cIt wouldn\u2019t taste very good, but it\u2019s not going to<br \/>\nharm you or your family, your pets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Customers who purchase refills of her products buy it at a<br \/>\nreduced price. This is part of Looks Far\u2019s business model to cut waste.<\/p>\n<p>Meier has lived in Kremmling for a year and started working on the idea of the business six months ago. She said that the choice to start Looks Far in a town like Kremmling was intentional.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith this small town, people do care,\u201d Meier said. \u201cThey<br \/>\nmay not be aware of the impact that their consumer methods have on the planet,<br \/>\nbut I believe they\u2019re willing to listen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other products offered at the store include crocheting by Meier\u2019s mother and embroidery made by her sister. On one wall is a community board where Meier has posted different organic and sustainable ideas, along with some of the environmental dangers the world is currently facing.<\/p>\n<p>Ideally, she wants this board to become a place where other<br \/>\nbusinesses can post offerings for ideas and products that align with the<br \/>\norganic, sustainable model of Looks Far.<\/p>\n<p>Friends and family are enthusiastic about her concept across<br \/>\nthe country, but Meier has chosen to not ship any of her products because of<br \/>\nthe environmental toll of shipping. She hopes others can eventually take her<br \/>\nrecipes and implement similar businesses in their communities, cutting out the<br \/>\nmiddlemen.<\/p>\n<p>The name of the business not only refers to the idea of<br \/>\n\u201clooking far into the future,\u201d but also references the name of her parents\u2019<br \/>\nhome in Big Horn Park. Her family practices sustainable living there, hunting<br \/>\nand gardening their own food.<\/p>\n<p>Meier\u2019s biggest goal is for her shop to encourage people and<br \/>\nbusinesses in Kremmling to move toward more sustainable practices in their own<br \/>\nneighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to start a community movement where people come back<br \/>\nto that original trading post kind of living,\u201d Meier said.<\/p>\n<p>Meier is still working to make her business as eco-friendly<br \/>\nas possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, this isn\u2019t all sustainable,\u201d Meier said. \u201cI\u2019m<br \/>\nstill using electricity; I\u2019m still using all these things. But the goal would<br \/>\nbe to have a bigger place, fully solar-powered, and a lot of different means to<br \/>\neliminate that natural resource use that we just can\u2019t provide any more.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Show CaptionsHide Captions When Alecia Meier was a child, her family dog died. They had mopped with a traditional chemical floor cleaner and the dog had poisoned itself licking the floor. 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