Sustainability Journal
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Not Invited to the Garden Party
By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf
Keeping bugs away from your outdoor living spaces, naturally. -
The Greatest Hardship
By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf
A while back, I was watching a clip of an interview from the 70’s with Aretha Franklin. The interviewer - someone iconic, though I can’t remember who now - asked what her greatest hardship in life was. She stopped for...
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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...
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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...
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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 just a piece of it breaks, one that can be...