Interview with Mustafa Gerima
Mustafa Gerima is an environmental activist who was motivated to leave his ordinary life behind to save a rare tree from extinction. He is passionate about saving Shea trees and … Read More
How to gracefully decline other people’s junk
You’ve done it. You’ve spent weeks, months or years dedicating yourself to minimalism, a zero waste lifestyle, or what ever you choose to call a house without excess crap. You … Read More
A Review of the Minimalist Home by Joshua Becker
The Minimalist Home proclaims itself to be a room-by-room guide to decluttering. The book teaches you how to break down your home, sort out your stuff, and decide what to … Read More
A hard look at Earth Breeze laundry sheets
One of the biproducts of sharing and discussing environmental topics is that, inevitably, advertising catches up with me. Earth Breeze has been heavily promoted to me on social media, and … Read More
The Story of a Sweater
Somewhere in Nebraska, an avid crafter and knitting enthusiast was on a search for treasure. She looked through the overabundance of clothing packing the racks in her local Goodwill, and … Read More
How to Put a Stop to Junk Mail in the USA
There are few things that make as little sense in the world as junk mail. Somewhere out there, a tree is chopped down, trucked to a facility, processed into wood … Read More
What to do with old pill bottles
Going zero waste is a journey. While some people are still navigating how to wash their hair or eat a sandwich without volumes of plastic in their life, others just … Read More
The Fight to Save the Sumatran Tiger
The Sumatran tiger is the last of the Sunda Island tigers, with its two related sub-species, the Bali tiger and the Java Tiger being extinct since the 80s. The smallest … Read More
An Interview with Priyanka
Priyanka Kumari is a naturalist with a passion for butterflies. She gives lessons around her country on how to compost waste, and how to create habitat out of your own … Read More
Final Week of NaNoWriMo
This is it! With just four days left to NaNoWriMo, the event is all but finished. I’m very glad that I started out on this adventure, and I believe that … Read More