For us, green living isn't just about how to reduce your home's footprint. It's about finding ways to live in alignment with our environment in the warmest, most comforting and inspiring ways. Today we've got eco-friendly designer Holly of Holly Durocher Design chatting about all things sustainable interior design. Whether you're a homeowner, renter, renovator, DIYer, or simply interested in the ways we can all add a little more "green" to our living spaces, I think you'll find these three myths ... Read More
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Eco Friendly Dental Floss Should Be Your Next Zero Waste Purchase
If you haven't asked your friends on social media about their own favorite sustainable brands, put it on your to-do for after you read and pin this post. That's how I found out about natural and organic oral care brand Terra & Co, which is run by two sisters on a mission to create natural, non-toxic and cruelty-free products. Their story is impressive—from their beginnings amidst war in Bosnia to managing beauty startups in LA to building a company while living on opposite coasts (NYC and ... Read More
Fashion & Textile Designer Sivan Ilan: What It Means to be a Value-Driven Designer
Introducing our new friend, multidisciplinary designer Sivan Ilan based in Philadelphia. Art, fashion, and textile design all intersect in her work, which ranges from weavings made from textile waste to a collection of hand-embroidered fashion made from upcycled designer denim and so much more. As an artist and designer, she's driven by her values of mindfulness, community, and environmental responsibility, and considers them from beginning to end in her process. If you're looking for insight on ... Read More
From Rides to Rehab: The Complicated State of Tourists & the Endangered Asian Elephant
The streets of Thailand are swarmed movement: the three-wheeled tuk-tuks, jam-packed songthaews, and zipping motorbikes cram among cars and buses, a mix that earned the country first place in the world’s most congested roads. But of all the modes of transportation available in Thailand, the most somber is the elephant. Often adorned with colorful ornaments and fabrics with a haphazard seat tied to its back, the elephants trudge along the sides of roads in tourist cities. I couldn’t help but ... Read More
Why I Chose to Build a Tiny House at 26
Yes, a few weeks after my twenty-sixth birthday, I began construction of a tiny home: 196 square feet of house lovingly positioned on a flatbed trailer in the southwest of my home state, Montana. And yes, I am building it in the dead of winter. (Snow is peaking and flurrying outside in negative temperatures as I write this on a mini-break from sawing and hammering.) To some, this is the ultimate dream. The tiny house movement has been accelerating in the last few years, with ... Read More
8 Simple, Beautiful Zero Waste Starter Kits for the Absolute Beginner
I'd definitely consider myself a low-waste advocate—I’ve long boycotted many things single use—but even going mostly zero waste is a whole new level of commitment I can't say I've yet mastered. That's the thing, you may read an article, hear a story, or see a film that inspires you to jump on the zero waste train, but I think most of us really just do what we can, learn a little more, then do a little more, and so on. Not to mention, what you can feasibly do is largely determined by your ... Read More
