As we wrap up (and unwrap) 2025, I’ve been thinking a lot about what this shop actually represents. It’s not just ounces refilled or products sold, but shifts in old habits and mindsets, and a community that keeps showing up to work towards something better. It’s a middle finger to Big Plastic and the statusContinue reading “Life Unplastic 2025, UNwrapped”
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DIY Body Scrub: The Easiest Low-waste Gift of the Season
Our pantry staples are for more than just the pantry! If you’ve never used one before, a body scrub is simply a gentle exfoliator and usually a mix of something coarse (like sugar, salt, or even coffee grounds), oils (like olive, jojoba, coconut), and skin-soothing add-ins (like honey) that buff away dry skin and leaveContinue reading “DIY Body Scrub: The Easiest Low-waste Gift of the Season”
Composting: A Quick and Dirty Guide
Just a heads up that we also have a longer, more detailed composting guide called Composting 101 that you can find here. In it we dive deeper into why landfills create methane, the EPA’s Food Recovery Hierarchy, and other details. This quick-and-dirty guide, on the other hand, is meant to be the “just tell meContinue reading “Composting: A Quick and Dirty Guide”