Why a lack of porosity in homes and urbanism is making people sick (studies) by Nicolás Boullosa on May 1, 2024 We like to think of ourselves as independent entities capable of forging our own paths. But we are born into …
El documental de Kirsten Dirksen: "We the Tiny House People” by Nicolás Boullosa on April 23, 2012 Mientras escribo, Kirsten Dirksen, co-fundadora de *faircompanies, publica en su canal personal de YouTube (con más de 500 vídeos, 18.000 …
LifeEdited: cut space, stuff, media, friends and be happier by Kirsten Dirksen on September 9, 2010 If the 20th century was about supersizing our food, stuff, cars and homes, the 21st century- according to TreeHugger.com founder …
Hyperlocal shopping: lessons from Hester Street Fair by Kirsten Dirksen on September 6, 2010 It may be a sign of the times that when a tv star wants to get creative she opens a …
Hester Street Fair: homemade, homegrown, hyperlocal shopping by Kirsten Dirksen on September 2, 2010 For over a century Hester Street has been home to New York City’s biggest and oldest pushcart markets, so when …
SuChin battles parabens, phthalates w/salt, peppermint soap by Kirsten Dirksen on August 8, 2009 We spend about $43 billion on skincare products every year, but many of these products contain toxic chemicals- to the …
Eminem's pesticide toothpaste; shampooing with floor cleaner by Kirsten Dirksen on June 4, 2009 When I read in the gossip columns that “Eminem brushes his teeth with pest spray“, I thought for a moment …
SuChin cleans with vinegar and baking soda by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 faircompanies collaborator SuChin Pak cleans the faircompanies bathroom without chemicals, phthalates nor VOCs: just vinegar and baking soda. We also …
SuChin changes a flushable diaper by Kirsten Dirksen on May 27, 2009 In this video, faircompanies collaborator SuChin Pak helps change the faircompanies baby, kind of. She lends one finger to help …
SuChin's low carbon diet: veggies on the terrace by Kirsten Dirksen on May 27, 2009 faircompanies collaborator SuChin Pak goes locavore and harvests spinach from our terrace. While it’s estimated that most food travels over …
