Josee Pillars

Greentree Home is an eco-conscious, woman-owned company that has been designing and producing handmade beeswax candles in the Western Catskill Mountains of New York State for over 20 years.

Jenifer Green founded Greentree Home in 2000. She feels that creativity is the lifeblood that makes everyday lives spectacular. She operates her business very much like an artist eagerly greets a fresh canvas – with a delicate mix of confidence, chance, and instinct. Green hand selects and sculpts objects that appeal to her aesthetic value and inspire a sense of personal significance. The Greentree Home aesthetic is very much shaped by Green's sense of style and passion for the creative process.

Equally important to the intent and process is the choice of material. Green sees beeswax as the ideal choice for candles: "When one of our candles is lit, not only does it burn cleanly, it transforms the object and gives off a sweet scent and luminous glow." The use of 100% North American beeswax remains at the heart of the company's sustainability practices. Even as company orders have grown over the years, Green maintains small batch and made-to-order production, refusing to sacrifice the quality of a handmade product.