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Dishing the Love, Potluck Style
Blog | by Holly Minch | April 15, 2015
In this post, Holly Minch describes her experience as a wedding guest at a potluck wedding and her new-found appreciation for this catering option as an opportunity for friends and family to actively participate in the celebration. Read on for more details about this "extended family dinner" wedding as well as for practical tips on pulling off a potluck wedding with ease.
Do You Love What You Wear? 10 Tips for Boosting Your Style While Avoiding the Traps of Fast Fashion
Blog | by Rebecca Ballard | June 9, 2016
Here are 10 tips for boosting your style while avoiding the traps of fast fashion.
Let's Pollute!
Blog | by Erik Assadourian | May 9, 2011
Oscar-nominated "Let's Pollute!" spoofs a 1950s-style educational film, giving us information and advice on how to be better polluters. Through this clever reversal, the film holds a fire to our destructive consumer culture.
First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture
Blog | by Lisa Mastny | August 10, 2011
A documentary film about a paradigm shift to building healthy homes in ancient ways.
How to Host an Unforgettable Party
Blog | by Michelle Damiani | March 7, 2018
Learn how one Charlottesville resident organized an unforgettable party around soup, designed to celebrate, honor, and support the diverse strands of her community.
Neckties: Unknotting the Unnecessary Custom
Blog | by Kim | September 14, 2009
Shipping Container Homes: An Easier Way of Life?
Blog | by Taraneh Arhamsadr | April 27, 2015
Learn more about what's driving the latest "tiny" home craze.
Recycle/Recraft/Re-fashion Your Clothing
Blog | by Kim | February 18, 2009
It’s Time to Renounce Our Throwaway Ethic
Blog | by Addison Del Mastro | July 31, 2012
The throwaway mentality is usually associated with the wasteful use of consumer goods. But what about food, animals, and even human life?
Rethinking Our Wasteful Habits: Is Anything Ever Really Obsolete?
Blog | by Addison Del Mastro | June 6, 2012
We need to rethink the idea of “obsolescence” and focus on the factor that really defines an item’s value: demand
Art as Resolution
Blog | by Eleanor Cleverly | January 14, 2014
With the launch of a new year, consider making art your resolution.
Community Supported Art Picks Up Steam
Blog | by Aislinn Pluta | February 15, 2015
The Community Supported Art movement continues to grow. Read some tips on how to start your own "CSA."
It's Time for Millennium Consumption Goals
Blog | by Erik Assadourian | April 22, 2011
The Millennium Consumption Goals are moving forward—and thanks to all the great comments we received, they’re getting more nuanced too!
When It Comes to Climate Change, Better a Sucker Than a Free-Rider
Blog | by Jake Giessman | September 6, 2012
Are you reluctant to embrace a more climate-conscious lifestyle because, hey, nobody else is doing it?