Consumption and a future of temporary ownership by Kirsten Dirksen on October 11, 2007 How unsustainable is our consumption? According to a World Resources Institute report from a decade ago- and things have only …
Glean your plate by Kirsten Dirksen on September 14, 2007 My mother was a gleaner. I didn’t know what she did had a name until reading it recently on the …
When is a house too big? by jenarcher on April 18, 2007 After 3 years of househunting, we have finally found a new home to fit our expanding family, but now I’m …
Recovering embodied energy one handbag at a time by Kirsten Dirksen on April 9, 2007 I recently shot a video for Current TV about some Barcelona ecodesigners who are using trash to make fashion, or …
The "embodied energy" carried by our food by faircompanies on February 22, 2007 Growing Your Own? Local vs. Organic: Why We Should Think Before We Simply Buy. Most of us do not think …