Every time I read news about how green Oregon is, it just makes me want to pack up and move there!

Not only does Oregon have America’s first human-powered microgym in Portland, but it also boasts the world’s first winery to use sustainable cork stoppers certified by the Rain Forest Alliance.

Willamette Valley Vineyards has been offering tasty wine for over 25 years. It is also one of the most eco-friendly wineries in the world.

The company gives 10 cents for every wine bottle people bring in to recycle.

So what else makes the winery so sustainable?

• It offers fifty gallons of biodiesel a month to each employee, at no cost.
• The vineyards have been certified sustainable through LIVE (Low Input Viticulture and Enology) and Salmon Safe since 1997.
• Entire staff has pledged to investigate solar energy, green energy, carbon offsets and other unique ways to address global warming.
• Each quarter, a team of dedicated employees and volunteers meet to discuss sustainability and ways to implement it through-out our lives and company.

You can read more about the company’s sustainable practices here.

Why can’t we have a place like this in Baltimore?

Okay, bad question.