With a swirling mass of plastic trash reaching across the ocean from Hawaii to Japan, there’s no excuse anymore to…
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Mesmerizing Muga and Good Karma
Few things are more fascinating than the ancient story of silk, but silk production has been highly industrialized. The …
Things That Look Like Other Things
Touring the Confederate White House in Richmond, Va. one fall, I was amused to learn that all of the opulent wallpaper a…
Plant One on Him
This Valentine’s Day (all right, every day) how about planting one on your sweetie with an earth-friendly botanica…
Exotic Indian Textiles: Instant Vacation
I am yearning for a trip someplace exotic and preferably warm. If money were no object, that trip would be to a beach be…
Our Love Is Sustainable
Dear Valentine, This year I won’t be filling your mailbox with a flimsy, generic "Be Mine, Valentine" ca…
Feel like a new floor…? Cork it.
There’s nothing like the feel of a wooden floor under your bare feet – the slight springiness, the faint war…
Green Clean Your Home into Spring
I trudge through winter – the rain and cold and dry skin – with as much enthusiasm as possible for someone w…