The Cookery Renews Travel Green
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The Cookery Restaurant & Wine Bar highlights a number of sustainable features, including the flooring which is made from reclaimed Wisconsin barn beams.
The Cookery Restaurant & Wine Bar has renewed its Travel Green Wisconsin certification and has received 73 points. After completing the construction of their new building, the restaurant has gained 12 additional points for the sustainable initiatives completed with the new building, as well as the sustainable business practices implemented. The Cookery was first certified by Travel Green Wisconsin in 2008 with 61 points.
“We made a conscious effort throughout the building process to make sustainable choices,” Courtney Holdmann Skare, General Manager, said. Reclaimed hardwood flooring, energy star equipment, a highly efficient HVAC system, low VOC paint and recycled products, such as a host stand made from recycled sunflower seeds, are a few sustainable initiatives put into place in the new restaurant. Additional points were gained by the restaurant for their ongoing effort to use sustainable practices in the business.
To achieve Travel Green certification, applicants must earn a minimum of 30 points from a checklist of basic requirements covering a wide range of “green” practices, including: waste reduction, reuse and recycling; energy efficiency, water conservation and wastewater management; air quality; wildlife and landscape; transportation; purchasing; and local community benefits. The Wisconsin Environmental Initiative, an independent third party, then certifies Travel Green Wisconsin applicants.
For more information about Travel Green Wisconsin, a partnership of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism and the Wisconsin Environmental Initiative, visit http://www.travelgreenwisconsin.com. For more information about The Cookery, visit http://www.cookeryfishcreek.com.
Door Peninsula’s Travel Green Certified Businesses and Points Earned
Door County Kayak Tours 34
Washington Island Hotel, Restaurant and Culinary School 34
Bay Shore Outdoor Store 36
Eagle Harbor Inn 40
The Bridge 43
Door County Lighthouse Inn 43
Bay Ridge Golf Course 45
Terra Cottages 47
TR Pottery 48
Rock Island State Park 50
Birchwood Lodge 51
Little Sweden 52
Brodd’s Little Cottage 52
Washington Island Ferry Line 53
Havenly Inn 53
Quiet Cottage on the Lake 54
Journey’s End Motel and Cabins 55
Greens ‘n Grains 57
Ecology Sports 58
The Ashbrooke Suites 59
Black Walnut Guest House 61
Country House Resort 61
Juniper Inn 61
Potawatomi State Park 62
Lodgings at Pioneer Lane 65
Come On Inn 65
The Rushes 66
Blacksmith Inn On the Shore 68
Peninsula State Park 73
The Cookery 73
Bread and Water 74
White Gull Inn 75
The Flying Pig 78
Cottage Retreat 88
White Pines Victorian Lodge 94