Keep on Keepin' On, Greenies!

Sometimes it is not so easy being green.
With many tears and heart wrenching sadness, April and I have decided to close Max and Zane. This is an especially difficult choice because we truly believe in the store's mission and in the products we lovingly hand selected. We appreciate the quality and the creativity put forth by the vendors with whom we worked, and we applaud their efforts in helping to create a society where green is beautiful. Why, you may ask, are we closing our store?
As much as we have loved creating Max and Zane, we are also mothers, wives, friends and daughters. We are women with rich backgrounds and a vast array of experiences that inform who we are and what we will become. We are children of the earth who want to give back more than we take. We are, at M&Z, a team of only two.
Keeping Max and Zane afloat in an economic crisis, when nearly everyone is tightening their purse strings, would take a Herculean effort. It would mean pushing it into high gear, day and night,every day, all day. It would eat away at our flexibility to do things like take our kids to the park, care for an ailing relative, or volunteer for causes that are close to our hearts. In short, it would mean putting Max and Zane ahead of our families. Despite all of our heartache, it wasn't much of a choice. Max and Zane must be put to rest.
Thank you for your support and encouragement. Continue to shop green, recycled, organic and fair trade. We will miss you.