Sustainability Journal

  • Not Invited to the Garden Party

    Not Invited to the Garden Party

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    Keeping bugs away from your outdoor living spaces, naturally.
  • The Greatest Hardship

    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...

  • Nature Calms

    Nature Calms

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    How intentionality around aromas can change our nervous systems and raise the quality of our lives.
  • Thoughts on slowing down. Part 2.

    Thoughts on slowing down. Part 2.

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    Find water.
  • 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 are, how in this plastic world, do they do it?...