Alternative Denim – Jeans Made From Recycled Plastic & Wood
A while back, Levi’s introduced a new line of jeans made from recycled plastic bottles and food trays. Now, a British design student has developed a pair of jeans made from sustainable wood…
Dang Good Coconut Chips
“‘Dang, that’s good!’ often comes out of people’s mouths after they try our coconut chips,” says Vincent Kitirattragarn. Dang also happens to be his mothers name (and means “red” in Thai), so he…
Organic, Raw Chocolate Love for Valentine’s
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and however you feel about this holiday one thing is for certain: it’s a good excuse to indulge in some delicious sweets. And the great news…
Goodlifer’s Guide to Beating the Flu
This year, it seems, the flu has been more widespread than usual. We can’t really know why, but we can figure out ways to try and beat it. If you’re one of the…
Healthy, Filling Fuel for Natural Foodies
Appearances can be deceiving. The first time I looked at Foodie Fuel, I wasn’t particularly impressed. Small squares that seemed as though they were made from grains, but they didn’t look that appetizing….
Going 100% Organic, Nudie Jeans Inspires Change in the Denim Industry
Ever since it was founded twelve years ago, Swedish denim brand Nudie Jeans Co. has had a strong focus on sustainability and responsibility, but in 2006 they made a public commitment to, in…
H&M Aims to Raise Sustainability Profile with New Men’s Line for Urban Cyclists
Mass-market retailers’ appetite for design collaborations seems to have no end in sight. After releasing much-hyped collections in collaboration with fashion-world darlings like Maison Martin Margiela and Anna Dello Russo, H&M is now…
Gift Guide: Good Gifts From A to Z, Part 2
As part 2 of our A to Z gift guide we continue our celebration of handcrafted goodness, artisan collaborations, wild(er) publications, and environmental art projects that propose new models for urban renewal. Giving…
Gift Guide: Good Gifts From A to Z, Part 1
Goodness comes in many shapes and forms, and we believe that the best gifts that you can give for the holidays are those the empower both the maker and the recipient. We have…
a.d.o. Spring/Summer 2013 – Dreaming of a More Organic Future
I first met Anjelika Krishna in conjunction with an art and fashion event that I organized at the Textile Arts Center in Brooklyn for Earth Day 2011. I had heard about Anjelika’s unusual…
Smart Fashion Highlights from New York Fashion Week
Last week, designers from near and far showed their Spring/Summer 2013 collections at New York Fashion Week. As an advocate for slow, considered fashion I have a complicated love-hate relationship with this bi-annual…
YummyEarth – Sweet Organic Treats
Rob Wunder and Sergio Bicas had three things in common: they both had a sweet tooth (especially for lollipops), they had both just become dads, and they both wanted their children to be…
November 18, 2015
Mrs. Kimberly Leonard — Dear Harmless Harvest,
Where do I begin? It's hard to choose the correct words to say THANK YOU! You...
September 1, 2015
Kelly Sims — Gwen,
I live in Durham and I see it all the time, sometimes on sale at Kroger and Harris Teeter.
Kelly...
