Have you heard of Bookshop.org yet? If not, you’re probably not alone. Bookshop is a Certified B Corp (more on that later) specializing in – you guessed it – selling books. But why? Doesn’t everyone just buy books from Amazon? Well, yes. And that’s kind of the problem. Since Amazon’s whole business model relies on …
Starting a Book Club I tried to start a book club once. The only problem was, I was often the only one at the “meetings” that had read the book. So I guess I actually started a dinner club that I got to go to as a reward for finishing a book. It was fun, …
When working towards a zero waste lifestyle, making adjustments to the way you’ve always done or thought about things can be really hard. Throw kids into the mix, and it’s even harder. Throw kids’ teachers/schools/friends in, and it seems like an uphill battle you will never win. Luckily, you can help the transition to a …
Mo’ Trash, Mo’ Problems Recently, our city announced that they may be removing public recycling bins due to the inability of our community to properly sort and dispose of recyclables (rendering them all landfill bound). It’s an issue that is not unique to our city. And it is frustrating when you think of all of …
