About Tess
Why Tess

The easiest way
to live sustainably.

Tess is a community-powered platform where real neighbors share what actually works — turning local experience into verified, trustworthy environmental guidance.

The Problem

The real barrier to a greener world
isn't awareness.

Most people want to make sustainable choices. The problem is inconvenience, confusion, and the absence of trustworthy local guidance. Generic internet advice doesn't know your neighborhood.

Tess is built on a simple insight: when enough people redirect their spending toward non-polluting alternatives, market forces do the rest.

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The taproot of the environmental problem tree is consumer spending on polluting technologies, products, services, and practices. Redirecting that spending toward non-polluting alternatives is all that's needed to ignite the green economy.
— Core philosophy, Tess · Est. 2021
The Framework

Seven areas where solutions actually matter.

Every solution on Tess is organized using the ESIM 7-Petal Environmental Solutions Framework.

01
Land & Re-greening
Land & Re-greening
Promoting re-greening and avoiding de-greening
02
Clean Energy
Clean Energy
Clean energy sources and transportation fuels
03
Natural Chemicals
Natural Chemicals
Using natural chemicals, avoiding harmful ones
04
Freshwater
Freshwater
Restoring freshwater resources, reducing loss
05
Topsoil
Topsoil
Generating and restoring topsoil health
06
Waste Diversion
Waste Diversion
Repurposing waste streams, avoiding landfill
07
Environmental Education
Environmental Education
Promoting and providing environmental literacy
Atlanta Green Market event
Proven in the Field

Before the platform, we tested the mission in real life.

Atlanta Green Market — Tess's real-world precursor — ran sustainable pop-up markets across Atlanta from 2022–2024.

10K+
People engaged
$50K+
For local green biz
800 lbs
Waste diverted
100 tons
CO₂e neutralized
First in Georgia — Oceanic Global 2-Star Blue Standard Verification, 2023–2024
Our Story

Built by people who believe the market can save the planet.

"We believe that consumer-driven, market-based environmental problem-solving is the only practical strategy for rapid deceleration of environmental decline."