Ah, the holidays. A time for pumpkin spice lattes, apple pie, and rampant consumerism. Over the last few years as I’ve learned more about humanity’s impact on the environment (and the abnormally scorching summers we’ve had where there should not be), I’ve become increasingly upset by holidays, especially consumerist ones like Christmas (don’t even get…
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Best gifts for your environmentalist, minimalist, and waste conscious friends this holiday season.
Sustainable minimalists can be hard to shop for. What can you get them that will support their values and fill them with joy?
Halloween is Coming!!!
Fall is here and Halloween is closer than you think! I love Halloween. The anticipation of cooler weather, cozying up with a cup of cider watching the rain and leaves fall, baking butternut squash and yams, the smell of cinnamon and the crispness of the air… lovely. New styles and designs are coming out every…
The Kwindie Story
I have always dreamt of having a business with a purpose. When I was a kid, I had a huge binder full of sketches of dresses, shoes, and outfits. With the imagination only a small human can muster, I would lay on the living room floor and design fluffy coats for dogs that protected them…
Have you heard of “trashfences”? (video)
I had never thought about the impact floods would have on ocean plastic pollution, but here it is in all its garbagy glory.
The Truth About Plastic Recycling… It’s Complicated (Video)
Recycling can be confusing… some say it’s the best and only way to save our planet, and some say it’s useless because only a fraction of what we recycle is actually used again. Is this true, and if so, why? On my quest to answer this question, I found this video that gives an easily…