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...

  • 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...

  • Fall Events in Napa

    Fall Events in Napa

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    Napa is such a delightful place to live for approximately 7,498 reasons, and one of them is that there are always fun, seasonal activities put on by the community for the community. And there are so many local events to...

  • 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...

  • A Small History: Lawns

    A Small History: Lawns

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    When I was a kid I didn’t know there were yards without lawns. Everyone had a lawn where I grew up, to the point where the word yard is nearly synonymous with the word lawn in my early years. And...

  • Honoring the History: Q+A with Napa's Danielle Eastman

    Honoring the History: Q+A with Napa's Danielle Eastman

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    “You can have a really beautiful relationship with a piece if you insert yourself into it...and just embody it.”