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Crafting and Materialism: How Crafters are Changing the World

By On February 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Craftivism

Folks don’t necessarily associate crafting with activism, but like my pal Kelly Rand, I’m a firm believer that crafters can help save the world. Craft is more than just making things by hand. When you start habitually making things, it changes your perspective.

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Blog Action Day: Water

By On October 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In News

It’s still crazy hectic over here, but I wanted to take a minute to talk about Blog Action Day! This is an annual event where folks across the Internet pull together to raise awareness about a particular issue. This year’s topic is water, and I think the organizers couldn’t have picked something more timely.

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5 Questions With Strawberry Hedgehog

By On August 3, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Interviews

I have to admit that I have a little bit of a crafty crush on Tracy Perkins of Strawberry Hedgehog. I’ve even written about her here before. She makes absolutely amazing vegan bath and beauty products, and she’s a vegan activist to boot! This summer, she pulled together a series of [...]

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Pedal-Powered Blogathon: This Friday!

By On March 23, 2010 · 2 Comments · In News

Some of my pals over at Sustainablog are going to be at eco bed & breakfast The Milkweed Mercantile throwing a blogathon to raise money for Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage.

The blogathon is raising funds for residential learning opportunities at Dancing Rabbit in organic gardening, natural green building, and wind and solar renewable [...]

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Not Letting What We’re Against Define Us

By On February 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Uncategorized

Julia “Butterfly” Hill lived in a tree named Luna for over 700 days. She saved that tree and acres of surrounding forest from being clear-cut. She’s an amazing woman. I really dug this lecture from her that No Impact Man posted last week:

I think she’s so right. Focusing on what we’re against [...]

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