One warm weekday a couple years ago, before my reusable-napkin-packing-days, I set out for a morning at the beach. I brought along the usual accessories: coffee, notebook, blanket—everything a writer in search of solitude (AKA, a good place to nap under the guise of sparking inspiration) might bring. I’d also gotten a pastry at a…
Top 3 Myths About Sustainable Interior Design, Busted
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,…
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,…
How to Create a Sustainable Fashion Budget
One of the biggest challenges the sustainable fashion industry faces is price point. For one, if you were able to buy sustainably made clothing for cheap or cheaper than the alternative, the debate would fizzle out. It’s of course necessary for ethical fashion to cost more even to exist, but personal budget comes before all…
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…
15 Clean, Cruelty Free Nail Polish Brands
Fellow bloggers, can we talk about how roundup posts always seem so fun, so easy (you’ve got a million ideas for reccs swirling in your head before you approach the keyboard), and like a really cool way to share something new with readers? Five hours later… Ugh. Such a tedious task! Here, I was really…
