With a 15-person van, cargo trailer, and storage area that were often unused due to the business slowdown, John decided to explore additional environmentally responsible ventures. In 2001, armed with his degree in Resort & Lodging Management from California State University at Chico and inspired by already-existing green businesses in the San Francisco Bay area, John started a small private tour business, ‘Escape San Francisco Tours,” which offered active vacations in the Sonoma area of Northern California.Īlthough Escape Travel thrived for a while, the 2008 recession contributed to a sharp reduction in corporate-sponsored tours and, at the same time, the tour business industry became much more competitive. Born and raised in Northern California, John was immersed in an area of the country that was at the forefront of the green movement. John’s desire to create businesses with a small environmental footprint goes back further than his current used-barrel business. As the scientific reality of global warming sinks in, an ever-growing number of companies are doing their part to become more environmentally responsible. Being green is the driving philosophy behind John Gill’s four-year-old business venture of buying previously used oak wine and ‘spirit” barrels and reselling them for continued use in activities as varied as gardening, decorating, furniture making, brewing, and winemaking.
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