our mission

To help people get the information they need to steer markets toward the common good.



our vision

To build open communities that gives everyone the power to understand, shape, and feel connected to the market place.



Grass Commons, a 501(c)3 public interest charity, is building pipelines between those can generate information about products and companies and those who can use that information to build a more sustainable economy and a better world.



Founders Ethan McCutchen and Lewis Hoffman, both accomplished software developers with extensive experience in large-scale web applications and database management, saw a gap between the information we need to shop ethically and the information we have when we shop. Grass Commons was formed to prove the Information Age consumer could do better.



Eugene, Oregon is home to a community of active citizens and organizations working toward sustainability with drafting boards, paintbrushes, hoes, calculators, hammers, microphones, spoons, pencils, and rubber boots. We’re adding a few more tools to the mix.