I asserted a couple months back that the elephant in the room in the ethical clothing conversation is money. That may be true, but the even bigger elephant in the room in the ethical manufacturing conversation at large is technology. Hashtag campaigns like #fashrev, fair trade blogs, ethical boutiques - they all rely on sophisticated…
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Year in Review + Ethical Resolutions
The time has come to say goodbye to this glorious, tumultuous year. 2015 was a weird one. THIS YEAR... I feel like I came into my own as a writer. I took risks, got rejected, and published a few articles and posts that I'm really proud of (see one, two, and three). I worked with…
Ethical Leather Guide, by Kasi Martin
This post was written by Kasi Martin and was originally published on The Peahen blog. "Ethical leather" is an oxymoron to some, but I believe there are ways to source leather from reputable sources that do less harm to animals and the environment, though I tend to agree with Kasi that secondhand and vegan options…
article on Christianity Today: Buy the Product, Not the Sob Story
--------- I'm excited to announce that I wrote an article on the social enterprise model and Thistle Farms - a social enterprise serving trafficked, addicted, and abused women in Nashville, Tennessee - for Christianity Today online. It's the front page feature today, which is more than I could have hoped for. This piece was several…
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guest post on Daisies & Doodles
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sustainable living: making the switch to cloth pads
A couple of months ago, I finally made the switch to cloth pads. After the Kotex pad I had used for years was discontinued — it was part of the line that gave TSS to former model Lauren Wasser — I decided I needed to make a change. I've spent the last three years blogging…
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