Touch Plate is proud to introduce greenTouch, the East Bay's first locally owned and edited publication with a focus on green initiatives and sustainability, based in Dublin, California. We engage our readers with local content, high-quality design and articulate editorial, with an emphasis on green living and the many ways we can all reduce our carbon footprint.

greenTouch is written for a general audience interested in finding the balance between modern living and an eco-friendly environment. Businesses trying to find a balance between commerce and the environment should consider greenTouch a primary advertising vehicle. Our publisher, Mike Gianni, has been a national leader in high-end printing for almost two decades and has built Touch Plate with a strong reputation for producing quality printed and promotional materials.

Touch Plate's commitment to providing top-notch products extends to greenTouch's paper choice. Touch Plate has chosen Mohawk Fine Papers' all new Loop Silk. Loop Silk is manufactured with wind power, is 50% post consumer waste and 100% mixed fibers, and has FSC Certification*. Not only does Mohawk share greenTouch's commitment to the environment, they will also plant three trees for every one tree that is timbered to produce paper for our publication.

Each issue of greenTouch will feature green business profiles, interviews, recipes, gardening, green printing / marketing tips and so much more. By advertising in greenTouch, you will become part of this vital resource aimed at the upscale Bay Area suburb of Walnut Creek. greenTouch is being mailed to over 47,000 homes in Walnut Creek for our initial launch, with additional areas being added in 2010. Recently, the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Business Association and the City of Walnut Creek have initiated a city-wide program called GREENminded, to recognize those businesses taking specific environmental actions to become more green. The readers of greenTouch have a strong interest in both going green and supporting those businesses that are like-minded in their focus to be more environmentally conscious.

* The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international non-profit, multi-stakeholder organization established in 1993 to promote responsible management of the world's forests. Its main tools for achieving this are standard setting, independent certification and labeling of forest products. This offers customers around the world the ability to choose products from socially and environmentally responsible forestry.

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