Is zero waste practical? Yes & no. Focusing too much on the details of “0” in the zero-waste equation draws attention away from what matters.
Show Me the Greenery—Sustainability Podcast
The Show Me the Greenery podcast was a limited edition podcast exploring how young people feel about workplaces and other settings that do (or do not) show ecological concern.
FLON Silk Floss
There’s so much plastic in ordinary floss containers. So I decided to try out something a bit different…
Day 27: Eat Artful
There’s a movement afoot to “eat ugly,” but we prefer the idea of eating artfully. After all, what could be more artful than eating what’s fragrant and healthy?
Day 25: The Stem Dilemma
Composting for climate? You bet. Besides, it will make your trash can more presentable.
There’s No Good Pun for Trash
We embarked on a hunt to solve the ultimate mystery — just what, exactly, ends up in the trash?
What Can We Do Today: Make Homemade Vegetable Broth
Stuck at home? Reduce food waste and make the most of your vegetable scraps by cooking homemade vegetable broth to add to soups, stews, or casseroles. You can even make rice with vegetable stock instead of water!
The Awl-Encompassing Philosophy
The search for a tailor’s awl for an art project becomes a meditation on the intersection of the useful and the beautiful. Buying secondhand isn’t just good for the earth, it’s good for us too.
What Can We Do Today?—Use Cloth Not Paper
Make your table more beautiful while easily reducing waste, by choosing cloth napkins over paper.
What Can We Do Today?—Go Plogging (Make Ourselves and Our World Beautiful)
It’s becoming trendy to burn calories and make ourselves and our world more beautiful in the process. All it takes is adding a…