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The Cumulative Effect - July 22, 2008
Phoresia.org article.  "This mentality was taken to a new level when he told me he's been wanting to give away his Bonzer since Ned McMahon of Homeblown shaped him a beautiful quad-fish out of Biofoam for the bike trip. Again, his question was, "Why do I need ...
http://www.phoresia.org/?p=316
6-0 twin for Rubber Soul surf shop - July 3, 2008
Blog on BioFoam Boards
http://puraalma.blogspot.com/2008/07/6-0-twin-for-rubber-soul-surf-shop.html
The Hypocrisy of Surfboards - July 3, 2008
Article in Around Hawaii on the ecological dilemma of surfboards, http://www.aroundhawaii.com/sports/surf/2008-07-the-hypocrisy-of-surfboards.html
Green Your Beach Day: Eco Surfboards - June 27, 2008
Article on The Green Life, the Sierra Club's news blog.
http://sierraclub.typepad.com/greenlife/2008/06/green-your-be-2.html
Homeblown US is one of the sponsors for Surfing Heritage Foundation's Summer Film Series for the second year
 - June 23, 2008
http://www.surfline.com/surfnews/surfwire.cfm?id=16294
The Soul of Surfing is Green - June 09, 2008
Honolulu Advertiser article.
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080603/LIFE15/806030308/1257/neighborhoodsfront
Bellyboards Paipos and Kneeboards - June 08, 2008
Blog Thank you.
http://bellyboardspaiposandkneeboards.blogspot.com/2008/06/new-fish.html
Rerip.com & Homeblown expand on sustainable boards - May 12, 2008
http://www.surfersvillage.com/surfing/34148/news.htm
The Ventura Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation hosts Ned McMahon discussing BioFoam - May 12, 2008
Video SoCal News Kyle Maki reporting.
http://www.twcsocalnews.com/index.php?option=com_seyret&Itemid=26&task=videodirectlink&id=567
Surfboards Go Green! - April 11, 2008
Video NBC News report by Greg Bledsoe
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/15851580/detail.html?dl=mainclick
Chad Jackson Bioshapes - April 9, 2008
Video on surfspot
http://www.surfspot.com/videos/v/chad_jackson_bio_shapes-10098.html
The Red Resin Swirl - March 25, 2008
Pictures and descriptions of an awesome Biofoam board from our Mid-Atlantic distributor, Phil Croghan.
http://www.throwns.com/whats_new
Latest Biofoam Surfboard from Moonlight Glassing - March 21, 2008
Pictures and descriptions of a good looking board.
http://surfysurfy.blogspot.com/search/label/bio-foam
Biofoam Quad Fish, by M. Caro - October 21, 2007
Imagine what will happen to price of oil and the price of polyurethane polymers when we begin to run out. The guys at Homeblown US will have a pretty good head start on the competition... 5'9" x 20.25" x 2-3/8" Clear sanded finish ...
The Swallowtail Society - http://theswallowtailsociety.blogspot.com/
Surfers Swap Boards For Good Cause - Video - KGTV San Diego - October 20, 2007
www.10news.com/video/14388312/index.html?taf=sand
ReRip Board Exchange with Homeblown... -October 17, 2007
ReRip Board Exchange with Homeblown Blanks - The Future of Surfing
SurferMag Message Boards: ReRip Board Exchange with Homeblown...
Mission Playground Unveils Environmentally-Friendlier Surfboards... -October 11, 2007
In partnership with San Diego-based company Homeblown, Mission Playground's surfboards are made using Homeblown's proprietary Biofoam (TM) , a true ...
Surf News - Huntington Beach,CA,USA
Green Gear: Mission Accomplished - October 2, 2007
Now, they've partnered with San Diego-based company Homeblown to make "environmentally-friendlier" surfboards using Biofoam, Homeblown's proprietary product made from renewable biomaterials like natural plant oils, which are better for ...
Plenty Magazine - Environmental... - http://plentymag.com/
Team Feral Green Takes on Mainland Mexico -  ¨The ferry ride across the Sea of Cortez was interesting to say the least......¨ - October 1, 2007
http://www.feralgreen.com/feralblog/
Sacred Craft 2007 Consumer Surfboard Expo
Del Mar Fairground - October 13 and 14

http://www.surfboardshow.com/
Brian Alderman of NVS Surfboards will be at SurfExpo in the LAUNCH area, Booth 250 · September 4, 2007
NVS was a LAUNCH winner mainly due to Biofoam based boards and they are also doing a silent auction for a Biofoam/Hemp Cloth board with all proceeds going to Surfrider.  If you can spread the word, I'd like to get a big donation for Surfrider.
Surfer Invents Eco-Friendly 'Biofoam' Boards · August 27, 2007
A CBS News video on BioFoam.
http://www.youtubemeetup.com/node/222197
It’s the ultimate road trip · August 21, 2007
With environmentally- friendly wheels and boards, four friends will travel to South America to build houses and ride waves.

http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2007/08/22/features/dpt-surftrip22.txt
Kelly Slater Goes Carbon Neutral · August 10, 2007
Kelly Slater Goes Carbon Neutral - By Evan Slater
Just recently, Kelly Slater committed to the same program. But he took it one step further. Instead of offsetting his carbon emissions moving forward, he’s doing it retroactively for.........
http://www.surfingthemag.com/news/surfing-pulse/kelly-slater-carbon-neutral-081007/
Switch to Biofoam boards points to green future ·  July 19, 2007

Ventura County Star (subscription) - Ventura county, CA, USA
There are an estimated 700 to 800 Biofoam boards out there, said Ned McMahon, general manager of the Homeblown US manufacturing plant in San Diego. ...
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2007/jul/17/surfs-up/

Homeblown surfboards use bio-based polyols.(newslines) Industry ... ·  July 6, 2007

Ned McMahon, general manager of Home-Blown's US unit, launched the company's 'BioFoam' urethane surfboard, which uses natural oil polyols, in mid January, ...
http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-6432991/Homeblown-surfboards-use-bio-based.html


A Green Wave for Surfing... ·  July 6, 2007

BusinessWeek - USA
Among the the contenders was Homeblown US, an independently-owned six-employee San Diego (Calif.) foam producer that had developed a foam production system ...
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/may2007/sb20070514_397602.htm?chan=smallbiz_smallbiz+index+page_top+stories


Environmentally Friendly Surfboard Blanks ·  July 6, 2007
By Chris Barna
Luckily, a company called Homeblown US has developed what they call the first "green" surfboard blanks. According to the company, about 50% of the ingredients in these blanks, called Biofoam, are made from agricultural products. ...

Chris Barna's Weblog - http://blog.unbrain.net/archives/2007/03/environmentally-friendly-surfboard-blanks/

Green Surfari: Toward lighter, stronger eco-boards! ·  July 6, 2007

By Ken Stokes
For example, biofoam surf blanks are now available from HomeBlown, which claims 50% of their foam is sourced from plant-based agriculture product and results in 36% less global warming emissions and a 61% reduction in non-renewable ...

SusHI | Sustainability in Hawai`i - http://kauaian.net/blog/?p=482

 

 
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