"Bug Deakin of Heritage Salvage has put the heart into the Ubuntu dining room and annex with his beautiful tables from recycled wood. His talent and enthusiasm for discovering discarded and once beautiful woods and crafting these into stunning works of art is an inspiration for our business model and our lives."

— Sandy Lawrence, Owner of Ubuntu Restaurant, Napa CA

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"Hi Bug, You added quite a bit to my outing with Susan in Petaluma! It was fun to catch up with you. I am also very proud to be associated with you and your quest to save the world one dish at a time!!!"

— Sandy Lawrence, Owner of Ubuntu Restaurant, Napa CA
(After meeting Sandy and her sister at Risibisi and ranting
about Dish Network's wanton disregard for used Satellite Dishes!)

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"I am so excited to be partnering with wonderful people and businesses like Michael and Heritage Salvage to model how beautiful and wonderful sustainable choices really are!"

— Julia Butterfly Hill

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"Hi Bug, I can't stop looking at these photos. The bed is PERFECT and I appreciate you sticking with the price because my husband wouldn't have been on board with anything higher. I think I'm slowly going to fill my house up with furniture from your showroom. Thanks for taking on my little project!"

— Anissa
(After seeing photos of their finished bed and side tables)

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"Hi Bug, I went to the property over the weekend; it looks great; you and your guys did a great job. I¹m happy you were able to meet Eric and Dorothy; they know more about the history of the property the any of us... All the best."

— Bradley M. Corsiglia, Corsiglia McMahon & Allard
(After the deconstruction and clean up of Scotts Valley Dowd Ranch)

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"Bug, How are you? We did sell our house and along with it the beautiful mantle!!!! (We actually wanted to take the mantle with us!!)

— Eric & Kathy Braun

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"My Dear Michael, You are the best. Visiting Heritage Salvage is like going on a treasure hunt. You can never be sure what you will find, but are guaranteed that it will always be interesting. Thank you for helping us to make our new home so sustainable. Your creativity and enthusiasm for reclaiming what others no longer find valuable is boundless. We highly recommend Heritage Salvage to friends and associates alike. Bug keep up the good work you are doing not only for the community but for the world at large."

— Ellyn Elson, R.D.

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"Bug Deakin is a super fun green loving human being. Go check out their website and you'll see what I mean. One measurable stat on what they've done would be how many board feet they sell annually and convert it to number of trees saved and amount of space spared in the local landfill. You'd have to ask Bug for that calculation though! Thanks for considering him. He's a real mensch."

— Elizabet Whitlow Inman, CCOF
(upon nominating Bug for E-chievement award)

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"I can't get over this wood. It is stunning. Truly delicious. Yum Bug, yum. A million thanks to you my dear."

— Elizabet Whitlow Inman, CCOF
(After seeing her paneling delivered)

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"AWESOME! BEAUTIUFL! PERFECT! Please proceed."

— Flora Grubb of Flora Grubb Gardens

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"Hi Bug, the planks were a big hit on the photoshoot. And i am looking forward to having them be the beginning of my floor. Do you still have stock from that hop warehouse?

— Glenn Jenkins, Charmed Life Design Studio

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"Bug - I hope all is well. We continue to love the new table and are very happy with it, thank you again. I wanted to follow up with you on the second table project. I am very eager to continue to get some great furniture in the house! Thanks."

— Todd Gottula, Co-Head, Global Accounts

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"Bug - As they say in Latin: Tu Silicis! (You Rock!). Thanks very much for your wonderful generosity, in every area... Great holidays to ya!

— Grayson James, Director, Petaluma Bounty

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"Hi Bug, Thank you once again for being such a great Bounty friend, partner and subversive, in so many wonderful ways."

— Grayson James, Director, Petaluma Bounty

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Here is picture of two (2) bowls I turned on my lathe. They came out just great. Thanks for saving the past for the future. May God Bless.

— Hector Hernandez, Chico, Ca.

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"Hey Bug, I wanted to thank you for the table top that you made for me. It turned out fantastic and I get countless compliments. Thanks again for the job well done!"

— John Dayton

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"Shazaam! These stair treads are beautiful, Bug. Thank you, Bug. These pieces exceed our expectations, and we'll be proud to have them in our home."

— John W Davis

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"Hey there, Michael, I was watching KRCB last night and saw your ad. I just love what and how you are doing what you¹re doing ­— it¹s AWESOME! Keep up the great works."

— Julie Andersen
Marketing Coodinator, Petaluma Visitor's Program

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"You guys did a fabulous job. The table and the benches are really beautiful. It's exactly what we wanted. We will treasure them! Thanks for having everything done in time for the party."

— The Growneys

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"Wonderful! I posted the details of the wood to my blog - So now everyone can know about my great wood. My woodshop teacher was very impressed by the table and wondered how it was all joined together... he thought it was amazing."

— Karna

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Salvaging wood from Mike's Blog:

"On Saturday, Cindy and I went to Heritage Salvage in Petaluma, CA. We were searching for wood that will be exposed in various places in the home. The visit turned out to be one stop shopping. Bug, the owner, was very helpful in locating all of the various types and sizes we needed. He was also very generous in putting together a deal that met our budget and time constraints. Bug knows every piece of wood on the lot, and he tells you the story behind it. I would highly recommend a visit to Heritage Salvage."

— Mike

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"It's PERFECT! And I didn't have to sell my husband on it, he likes it!!! THANK YOU!!"

— Patricia Tremba
(About her patina'd pantry door)