Sustainability Journal

  • A Hierarchy of Recyclables

    A Hierarchy of Recyclables

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    What is and isn’t recyclable isn’t as straight-forward as it feels like it should be. Like how many times I have to tell my husband that soft plastic is not recyclable, or how many times my best friend tells me...

  • Home waste audit. Part 2.

    Home waste audit. Part 2.

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    What now? + a couple recipes.
  • Zero Waste Home: a book review

    Zero Waste Home: a book review

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    Bea Johnson is one of modern day’s OG zero wasters. I was gifted her book Zero Waste Home years ago by one of my closest friends and have come to rely on it for quick and easy reference. The book...

  • Activated Charcoal, So Hot

    Activated Charcoal, So Hot

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    Wellness ingredients wax and wane with the times, but it is the hope that we’re continually moving toward a more natural way of life. I’m grateful that this seems to emphatically align with the time we’re living in now. One...

  • The Beauty Scaries

    The Beauty Scaries

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    There are a multitude of voices swirling through the ethosphere, telling us what we should fear. Actually they’re not just swirling - they’re swirling and screaming like banshees. So. Much. Noise. So. Much. Anxiety. Here are a few of the...

  • Timeless Muses & Sustainable Gift Baskets

    Timeless Muses & Sustainable Gift Baskets

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    It’s time to roll out a waggish Juniper Station sustainable gift guide. Gift basket edit. I created six baskets ranging in price from $175 to $275. Of course, there’s room for budget adjustments and editing - these eco-chic bundles are...