Sustainability Journal

  • Fun things to do with fall leaves

    Fun things to do with fall leaves

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    Let’s make sustainable crafts with some readily-available nature bits - like fall leaves! They’re so beautiful, and part of what makes them so - outside of the fact that each one is unique like a snowflake and the colors are...

  • Pure Creative Flow: Q+A with Elyse Rainbolt

    Pure Creative Flow: Q+A with Elyse Rainbolt

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    Feminine groove. Exquisite tastes. Rainbow explosions. Pure creative flow. All of these things pour from the screen while FaceTiming with Elyse Rainbolt - even when the connection from her remote Pennsylvania flower farm is too dodgy for you to see...

  • Fall Movies that Inspire

    Fall Movies that Inspire

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    I’m inspired by fall and I’m inspired by films - so I put together some inspiring fall films to share. Each of these works may not relate to fall in a direct way, but they’re certainly all connected to its...

  • Home waste audit. Part 2.

    Home waste audit. Part 2.

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    What now? + a couple recipes.
  • Not Invited to the Garden Party

    Not Invited to the Garden Party

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    Keeping bugs away from your outdoor living spaces, naturally.
  • Clean Screens

    Clean Screens

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    The United States is not a leader in clean ingredients. Our standards for cleanliness in food and cosmetics are frighteningly low compared to those of other developed countries. However, we actually have better standards when it comes to sunscreen. I...