How to furnish your home with used cardboard by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Used cardboard is practically an unlimited resource. So why not build with it? Designers Loida and Hernâni of Timtimxtimtim pick …
Registering for a downpayment and asking for wedding cash by Kirsten Dirksen on May 18, 2009 There are very few moments when I feel forced to consume, but one look at a wedding registry and I …
Potty diaries: learning the rituals by Kirsten Dirksen on July 24, 2008 In this installment of our potty diaries- our attempt to get our baby out of diapers at an early age-, …
Breaking the disposable diaper size barrier by Kirsten Dirksen on April 7, 2008 It was a mistake… someone dropped off some size 2 (12-18 lbs) diapers for our “officially” sized 4 (22- 37 …
A new trend in cafeterias: compost ready eco-disposables by faircompanies on December 7, 2007 Sports stadiums serve beer in corn cups, beverage firms sell bio-bottles and takeout comes in sugar cane. A biocompostable supplier …
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 …
How do you flush a diaper? by Kirsten Dirksen on May 8, 2007 The diaper debate has raged ever since plastic diapers hit the market in the 1970s. For the past 3 decades, …
Cradle to Cradle, by William McDonoungh, Michael Braungart by Nicolás Boullosa on March 22, 2007 Cradle to Cradle is a non-fiction work with the tone of a manifesto that calls for the transformation of human …
