In the category of businesses doing good, I’ve got a friend who started out with a funky little product and a unique business idea and has turned it into a very successful venture. Graham Bergh runs Resource Revival from a small compound on a hill high above Mosier, Oregon. On the grand scale of places to call home, work or both, Graham’s compound scores an 11 out of 10. And he’s striving for a 12.

Resource Revival crafts unique gifts and promotional items from recycled bicycle parts. In the process they’ve helped close the loop where they can. Graham started out with a product he dubbed the “tube-tie,” and grew Resource Revival into a business whose mission is to:

“…create innovative products from recycled materials, to provide meaningful, living wage jobs, and to have fun. We envision a sustainable future where commerce flourishes in a world powered by renewable energy, and where consumers are conscious of the origin of the food they eat, the energy they consume, and the products they buy.”

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