Clean Living

100 Years of Fashion — The Long View on Style A century of fashion compressed into a short overview is a useful exercise — it reveals how fast some trends move and how stubborn the underlying constants are. The silhouettes change rapidly, the actual fabric choices change slowly, and certain garments (a well-cut white shirt, … Read more

The Environmental Working Group has released its 2013 list of The Dirty Dozen Plus and The Clean Fifteen. The suggestions given by EWG are based strictly on the levels of contamination from pesticide.  The Clean 15 list does contain items that are potentially genetically modified, so you must be aware of this fact when shopping, as … Read more

10 Steps to Zen — Practical Mindfulness for Modern Life “Zen” gets used loosely in modern wellness writing, but the underlying idea is practical: cultivating an attentive, calm, present-moment awareness. You don’t need to sit cross-legged for hours or master Japanese kanji to benefit from the core practices. The 10 steps below are simple daily … Read more

Grow Your Own Sprouts at Home Sprouting your own seeds at home is one of the simplest and most rewarding small food projects — you turn dry seeds into living, nutrient-dense greens in 3-5 days using only a glass jar, water, and a few minutes of attention each day. The cost per pound of homegrown … Read more

100 sq ft Tiny House — Completely Off-Grid Living The tiny-house movement that took off in the late 2000s and early 2010s reframed what a home really needs. A well-designed 100-square-foot house — about the size of a small bedroom — can include sleeping space, kitchen, bathroom, working area, and storage if every cubic inch … Read more