Sustainability Journal
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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...
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Pure Creative Flow: Q+A with Elyse Rainbolt
By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf
Feminine groove. Exquisite tastes. Rainbow explosions. Pure creative flow. All of these things pour from the screen while FaceTiming with Elyse Rainbolt - even when the connection from her remote Pennsylvania flower farm is too dodgy for you to see...
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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.” -
Summer Birding in Napa
By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf
Birdwatching is a way to interact with the natural world. So many of us find value in interacting with pets, but to have birds come to a feeder at your house, is a way to metaphorically touch the wild world....
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Not Invited to the Garden Party
By Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf
Keeping bugs away from your outdoor living spaces, naturally. -
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...