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Ned MacMahon is one of the men behind the Eden Project’s award winning “eco board.” He is the General Manager for Homeblown US, a company manufacturing polyester blanks using the less environmentally damaging MDI (Diphenylmethane di-isocyanate) foam. In their environmental statement, Homeblown states that they use a “chemistry that mimics the best characteristics of our […]

Anything worth saying is worth repeating. At Phoresia we feel that it’s worthwhile to support sustainable ideas and concepts with your hard-earned money. And supporting companies that try to be environmentally and socially responsible while at the same time still producing a quality product is right in line with those ideals. Some things are a […]

As part of our mission to explore the meaning of sustainability in the surfing industry, we will be conducting some short interviews with some of the people doing the most innovative construction using sustainable or environmentally friendly alternatives. Our first interview is with Paul Jensen. Many of you may know Paul from Swaylock’s Surfboard Design […]

Many of us cannot ride a bike to go surfing. But for those of us who can we need adequate forms of transporting our equipment. Not to worry, the bike trailer design you’ve been looking for is here. Community Bike Cart Design is a site devoted to providing Do-It-Yourself plans for building a low cost […]

As far as sustainability and surfboard building go, wood seems like an ideal medium. The classic solid balsa planks come to mind, but the scarcity and price of a balsa blank makes it somewhat out of reach for the average builder/enthusiast. On the other hand, the hollow wooden surfboard seems to offer a compromise between […]

Phoresia is a project to showcase both board builders and other surf related consumer products that are deemed to be “sustainable.” What does sustainable mean in this case? Well first, let’s start with a dictionary definition. From Wikipedia: Sustainability is a systemic concept, relating to the continuity of economic, social, institutional and environmental aspects of […]

Many people out there are seriously trying to make surfing a bit less invasive. I use the term invasive in the way used to describe animal or plant species introduced to non-native environments. A quick search of the term in Wikipedia offers the following explanation: Invasive species can alter ecological relationships among native species and […]

Phoresia.org is morphing into a complete resource for surfers. We will have interviews, reviews, DIY articles, sustainable business information, and more. The blog will also remain as a place to sound off ideas and get feedback from our readers. Please keep checking in with us and thanks for your support thus far. Our Metaphor Phoresia […]