Sustainability Journal

Mending a Throwaway Culture
Mending a Throwaway Culture

By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

When we break or damage an item, in our fastfood-throwaway culture, we quickly offer it up to the precarious, soon-to-topple, God of Landfills and buy a new one. Even if...
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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...
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Building Sustainability & Creativity with Eco-Bricks
Building Sustainability & Creativity with Eco-Bricks

By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

If there’s one specific type of technology we’re desperately in need of, it’s plastic transition tech. Plastic is no longer just a product material - it’s an accidental landform; it’s...
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A Look Into Urban Foraging
A Look Into Urban Foraging

By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

I recently read Sarah Moss’s deeply unsettling novella, Ghost Wall. (Highly recommend if you’re up for a dark, poignant read.) Among the brilliant multitude of disturbing details, another more benign...
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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...
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What is Zero Waste, Exactly?
What is Zero Waste, Exactly?

By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

What exactly is Zero Waste? Is it a literal term? Is it a goal? Are there people who are able to live without creating any waste at all? If there...
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Mending a Throwaway Culture
Mending a Throwaway Culture

By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

When we break or damage an item, in our fastfood-throwaway culture, we quickly offer it up to the precarious, soon-to-topple, God of Landfills and buy a new one. Even if...
Read more
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...
Read more
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...
Read more
Building Sustainability & Creativity with Eco-Bricks
Building Sustainability & Creativity with Eco-Bricks

By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

If there’s one specific type of technology we’re desperately in need of, it’s plastic transition tech. Plastic is no longer just a product material - it’s an accidental landform; it’s...
Read more
What is Zero Waste, Exactly?
What is Zero Waste, Exactly?

By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

What exactly is Zero Waste? Is it a literal term? Is it a goal? Are there people who are able to live without creating any waste at all? If there...
Read more
A Look Into Urban Foraging
A Look Into Urban Foraging

By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

I recently read Sarah Moss’s deeply unsettling novella, Ghost Wall. (Highly recommend if you’re up for a dark, poignant read.) Among the brilliant multitude of disturbing details, another more benign...
Read more