Sustainability Journal
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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...
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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...
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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 micro and moving through our veins, causing hormonal changes in...
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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 are, how in this plastic world, do they do it?...
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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 bit of the story stuck out to me. This was...