If you tuned into our IG Live with Tatiana of Zuahaza for Earth Month, you may know that we're getting very into natural dyes over here! Learning about Zuahaza's process of dyeing with organic cotton opened our eyes to the many ways you can go about dyeing your own fabrics naturally. I've had natural dye on my DIY bucket list for years, and the DIY avocado dye Tatiana shared a while back got me even more excited to give this a go. For this project, she shared her recipe for DIY onion skin dye, ... Read More
Sustainable Living 101
Your Guide to Small Batch and Sustainable Shopping in LA
Behind all the glitz and glam of Hollywood on-screen, is a more eco-conscious reality—the one where avocado toast and locally sourced bee pollen are totally a thing (I don’t get it either). I know Portland has technically cornered the market on “weird,” but I thoroughly believe you’d be hard-pressed to find a cultural scene more eclectic than shopping in LA. As fast-paced and transient as life in the big city may be, many Angelenos have made a collective effort to cultivate a lasting green ... Read More
How To Make Your Bathroom More Sustainable
Once upon a time, asking ‘how green is your bathroom?’ would have led to some beautiful descriptions of avocado suites. But as the room we go to for cleanliness, you would think we humans would have started getting rid of the toxic chemicals and wasteful products that fill our bathroom cupboards up a long time ago. The truth is, we take our bathrooms for granted, and it’s not that we don’t know many products we use in our bathroom routines are unsustainable, it’s that some of them are so ... Read More
5 Ways To Make Your Houseplant Collection As Green As Their Leaves
Bringing the outside in is big business. With 80% of people in their 20’s now owning at least one houseplant, perhaps there’s no greater signal that you’ve just entered a millennial home. On Instagram, #plantsofinstagram boasts over nine million beautiful images of how this booming industry has entered our lives in all its green splendor. In the US alone, sales of indoor plants have surged by 50% since 2016. But it’s so much more than a social media fad. Having something to care for is a great ... Read More
What I Learned About Living Sustainably On the Road
Seeing my first National Park, The Great Smoky Mountains, several years ago made me fall in love with nature in ways I had never experienced before. The massive scale of the trees kissing the sky was unlike anything I’d ever seen. In that moment, I realized how much I wanted to savor these incredible places on Earth. How much I wanted my children and grandchildren to one day get to experience that exact moment of being blown away. From that point on sustainability played an active role in my day ... Read More
Here’s Why Knowing The Three Pillars of Sustainability Is So Important
Now that we've covered what they are (read our last post, if you haven't!), let's look at how to use the three pillars of sustainability to check a company’s ethics. Unfortunately, sustainable goods have a reputation as premium goods, the very antithesis of what they should be—accessible, everyday, and for everyone. But the more businesses that adopt the three pillars of sustainability into their practice, the easier it becomes for consumers to shop ethically. Until then, weighing up which ... Read More
