sustainability

Noted: Tracking Your Used Clothing

March 16, 2012 chaps676 Chappell, chaps676, cheap chic, Clothing, fashion, good, Home, noted, Read, resale, sustainability, thrift shops, thrifting, vintage

Photo by Brad K. on Flickr
A change in season brings a change of wardrobe, causing many of us to rummage through our closets, filling trash bags with mounds of clothing to donate. After going to the trouble of dragging those garbage bags to the Salvati…

The Challenges and Rewards of Local Production

March 14, 2012 blainedesign blainedesign, economy, felting, handmade, Home, llama, local economies, local living, Read, shop local, sustainability

Photo by Mali MrozinskiJust fifteen minutes from my front door, mills used to transform locally-grown fiber into beautiful fabric. All that capability is gone now, off-shored in the 1990s. As someone who is interested in local sourcing, I had to ask …

Can Veganism Save the World?

February 27, 2012 samigrover flexitarian, food, Home, Read, Sami Grover, sustainability, vegan, veganism, vegetarian

Photo by naquaiya
Originally from the UK, Sami is creative director of The Change Creation, a brand strategy and design outfit working exclusively for entities that make the world better. He is a contributing author to TreeHugger, where he writes about…

The Local Butcher Shop

February 21, 2012 istelleinad butchering, Danielle Tsi, food, Home, istelleinad, Local Butcher Shop, meat, Read, sustainability

Photo by Danielle TsiI often accompanied my grandmother on her daily trips to the market as a child; it was an experience of which I wasn’t very fond. It was hot and humid, replete with strong odors of raw meat mingled with the briny notes of dri…

Food Portions: How Much Is Too Much?

February 16, 2012 istelleinad Danielle Tsi, food, Home, istelleinad, portion size, Read, sustainability

Photo by Robyn LeeWhen I embarked on my study abroad semester twelve years ago, I thought I was going to dip my toes into self-reliance before leaving school; I did not, however, expect to gain 12 pounds in less than six months. Since then I’ve b…

The Rise of Homeschooling

February 15, 2012 blainedesign blainedesign, education, Emilee Gettle, gardening, Home, homeschooling, Karen Brown, Read, sustainability

Photo by Pink Sherbet Photography on FlickrEmilee Gettle, known on Etsy as Heirloomgirl, is a busy woman. With her husband Jere, she operates a multimillion dollar, multistate heirloom seed business called the Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company that i…

Noted: How We Save Our Food

February 14, 2012 chaps676 Chappell, chaps676, eating, food, Home, noted, Plants and Edibles, Read, sustainability

Photo by LoveForEarth
When I spent some time down in the Chihuahua area of Mexico, I was captivated by the culinary habits of the people I met. It wasn’t how they cooked that intrigued me, rather how food was stored. As opposed to the American ki…

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