Sustainability Journal

  • Thoughts on slowing down. Part 2.

    Thoughts on slowing down. Part 2.

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    Find water.
  • Thoughts on slowing down. Part 1.

    Thoughts on slowing down. Part 1.

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    Meditation.
  • Tea, If You Want To

    Tea, If You Want To

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    Our last post explored tea’s origins in China. Today, we follow the Tea Road out to Japan and Russia, and its eventual reach to Europe and North America in the modern age. Tea cultures around the world all have their...

  • Cha Wenhua

    Cha Wenhua

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    This morning I set out to write a blog post on tea cultures around the world. Tea is deeply symbolic and informs and reflects various aspects of life among many cultures - specifically those rare-to-modern-day slow and intentional aspects. But...

  • Our Vessels and What We Fill Them With

    Our Vessels and What We Fill Them With

    By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

    Jar-lined walls on worn wooden shelves, each shape as different as a body - tall, stretching its neck toward the ceiling, short and squat, poised to receive and be filled. This wabi-sabi sort of organization of our personal self-care apothecaries...