Conscious consumer

Photo by Bart Jaillet on Unsplash Before I’m inundated with fall promotional emails, I thought I’d take a moment to honestly reflect on what I “need” for the upcoming season. …

This is sort of a follow up to my What Is Ethical? post, so I’d recommend brushing up on terms if you’re not too familiar with the jargon of the conscious …

Crashing waves near Point Dume As a rule, when I travel, I don’t network.  There are hundreds of brilliant, inspiring women (and some men) who write on conscious consumerism around …

Small Wins and Sustainable Fashion This is a response to Michael Hobbes’ article, The Myth of the Ethical Shopper, published July 15, 2015. Michael Hobbes wrote an article for Huffington …

Fashion Revolution Day is almost here! Last year, conscientious consumers were encouraged to ask the question, “Who made your clothes?” as a way of getting others to rally around the …

I spent Thanksgiving day in rural Virginia with my father-in-law and his wife’s family. The landscape was covered with snow in the Shenandoah Valley, but Charlottesville was sunny and relatively …