Helping Teachers and Their Students Think About the "Stuff" They Use

Blog   |   by Shara Drew   |   September 19, 2017

Susan Salterberg talks about her work helping K-12 educators design creative lesson plans around consumption, well-being, and sustainability.

Repair Your Stuff AND Build Your Community: Lessons from the CVille Repair Café

Blog   |   by Ann Marie Hohenberger   |   April 9, 2018

Repair cafes are a beautiful concept: neighbors help each other keep useful things out of the landfill and avoid buying more stuff.

GUIDE: Family Celebrations: A More Fun, Less Stuff Guide to Life's Joyful Events

Resources   |   by New Dream   |   November 1, 2017

Our newest guide provides inspiration and practical tips for you to plan special celebrations that reduce waste and expense, emphasize meaning over material goods, and strengthen relationships. With specific sections on: The Year-End Holidays, Birthday Parties, Baby Showers, and Community-Building Celebrations.

ACTION KIT: Guide to Sharing – tips for exchanging stuff, time, skills, and space

Resources   |   by New Dream   |   July 26, 2012

The first guide in New Dream's Community Action Kit is all about sharing: everything from starting a tool library to organizing a solar cooperative, from holding a clothing swap to launching a time bank.

Living the Dream: Brooke Moore, Minimalist and No-Regrets Purger of "Stuff

Blog   |   by Edna Rienzi   |   March 25, 2016

A few trips to drop off stuff at her local thrift store became the first steps in what would become a beautiful journey to minimalist living.

Northwest Earth Institute: How to Enjoy the Holidays with Less Stress and Less Stuff

Blog   |   by Deb McNamara   |   November 20, 2017

Our friends at New Dream have created a variety of resources designed to help people escape the shopping, spending, and frenzied preparations that have become synonymous with the winter holidays.

GUIDE: Simplify the Holidays – practical tips for having a holiday with more joy and less stuff

Resources   |   by New Dream   |   November 9, 2015

Simplify the Holidays offers practical tips for having a holiday with more joy and less stuff. The booklet contains guidance to help you set a budget, relieve stress, come up with new gift ideas, and make your holiday season more meaningful.

The Mesh Directory: Explore Clever Ways to Benefit from "Stuff" Without Having to Own It

Blog   |   by Lisa Mastny   |   May 29, 2012

A new online directory helps you find enterprising businesses and projects around the world that are fostering "a community and economy where access trumps ownership."

Consumerism

Topics   |   June 26, 2017

Parenting

Topics   |   June 26, 2017

COUPON BOOK: New Dream's Printable Coupon Book – a template for giving customized coupons to family & friends

Resources   |   by New Dream   |   April 14, 2017

Give gifts of time, experience, and memories—not more stuff! New Dream's Printable Coupon Book is an easy-to-use template that you can print out, customize, and give to family and friends of all ages.

Environment

Topics   |   June 26, 2017

My Year of Buying Nothing New: 4-Month Update

Blog   |   by Julie Fathy   |   April 25, 2016

Colorado mom Julie Fathy has found joy in a different kind of life—one with less stuff.

Holidays & Celebrations

Topics   |   June 26, 2017

How We Started a Holiday Share Faire to Build Local Resilience and Create Community

Blog   |   by Rani Jayakumar   |   November 17, 2017

Learn how one California group is boosting local resilience and strengthening community ties by sharing stuff, skills, memories, and stories.