If you love to support your local Girl Scouts, you may be disappointed to learn that they use palm oil (from unsustainable sources) in their cookies. I learned this during my first January boycotting this pervasive ingredient several years ago (RIP processed cookie addiction), but last week I finally heard the full, unsettling story, thanks to a Girl Scout from Tennessee and an AP investigation. If you have heard about even one of the destructive consequences of the unethical global palm oil ... Read More
DIY Natural Avocado Dye with Zuahaza
Our friend Tatiana of ethical home decor brand Zuahaza is here today with a DIY natural avocado dye tutorial that is so thorough and easy to follow even novice dyers will be able to pull it off! If you aren't familiar with Tatiana's work, be sure to check out their studio tour and behind the scenes of their latest collection of textiles, inspired by Colombian fruits. Now for her tutorial, below... As a brand dedicated to revitalize the craft of weaving and naturally dyeing, we are invested in ... Read More
25 Sustainable Gift Ideas for Fashion Lovers
Happy Thanksgiving week! We have one more mega list of sustainable gift ideas before we reveal our ultimate guide to shopping small in 2020! If you are anything like us you love expressing yourself through fashion but want to do so in a way that doesn't have negative social and environmental consequences, and bonus, would love to support independent designers in the process. The pieces and shops below are ones we feel that, if you have the means, are definitely worth investing in for gift giving ... Read More
25 Sustainable Gift Ideas for Zero Waste Enthusiasts
Hope you are enjoying our sustainable gift ideas this holiday season so far! Don't forget to read our self care gift guide and our ideas for sustainable home gifts! Today's guide is full of zero waste gift ideas, whether for the seasoned zero waster or newbie. Doesn't a zero waste stocking seem like a ton of fun to fill? Just sayin. The Etsy shop inOILS, out of Portland, OR, offers zero waste bars of soap in small and travel sizes, and you can even just order the "shreds" (which are ... Read More
Take A Peek At Zuahaza’s New Ethical Home Decor Collection Inspired By Colombian Fruits
Today is a good day around here, because we get to share a BIG new project one of our sustainable directory members has had in the works for months! Eco club member Zuahaza, who you might be familiar with by now (start here, if not!) just released their second ethical home decor collection, called Tyba, meaning "color of fruit" in the Guane language. Below, Tatiana and the Zuahaza team share the story behind some of these vibrant fruits, plus the people and region that inspired this new ... Read More
25 Eco Friendly Gifts for a Well Curated Home
Hiya friends! We're kicking November off feeling soooo hopeful, aren't you? If you caught our sustainable self care gift guide, you might already be in the gift giving spirit! Our lil' team was busy collecting extra special sustainable and small batch products for this year's gift guides all last month, and we're so thrilled to finally share them. Today's eco friendly gifts are all about the eco friendly home! And in true eco club fashion, everything is really creative, unconventional, and ... Read More
