Kind Shopping—or to shop kindly—means you shop small; you shop at local farmer’s markets, boutiques, and fairs; you support small businesses instead of department stores, malls, and chains; you learn about your role as an ethical consumer and adapt your purchases to consider sustainable and fair trade products and brands; you reuse, recycle, and repair before considering buying new products.
Here are seven categories of disposables and their eco-friendly alternatives so you can start to live a more eco-friendly lifestyle today.
Instead of waiting for your favorite restaurant to reopen the dining room, here are six ways you can support the vegan community without leaving your home.
While we all can’t shop small with every purchase we make, we can certainly be more conscious of our purchases throughout the year and change our habits to support our local economy.
During this Coronavirus pandemic, it’s more important than ever that we stick together. Here are six ways to show kindness to your community, small businesses, and struggling performers during this trying time in history.
Austin’s vintage clothing scene is one of the best in the United States. When a city is bursting with creatives, open-minded thinkers, and small businesses, vintage clothing stores are an easy choice to entertain and provide for a young and thriving population.
Whether you’re looking for a gown for a friend’s wedding or a VHS of an old movie, you’ll be able to find what you’re looking for, and so much more, in Portland’s vintage shopping scene.
Our names are Benjamin Hagerty and Brianne Nemiroff. We’re a married couple originally from California. Since we became a couple in 2009, we have always been passionate about travel, both locally and abroad. We were inspired to take a long-term trip in 2017 to explore more of Canada and the U.S. and we soon realized that this wasn’t just a lengthy trip, but a new lifestyle choice, and that we were destined to explore.
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