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As a photographer, something that always crosses my mind is how to have the least impact on the environment while practicing my craft. From the chemicals in the darkroom to the tons of paper I go through to get the that one, perfect print, to all of those empty ink cartridges that people so freely […]
It’s definitely not new news that cow farming produces a ton of methane, a greenhouse gas worse than carbon dioxide, but until recently there wasn’t anything hugely beneficial to do with the decomposing manure. Sure, it makes great fertilizer, but most Americans cringe at the thought of anything they put in their mouths growing in […]
‘Tis the season for Mother Nature to once again renew herself with bouts of rain and hints of warm sunshine to supply us with spring’s bounty. In the Spring, which starts today (hoorah!), we start to see sprouts and berries on trees and bushes…but what does this mean for what we should be eating […]
We’ve been on a search for writers for Swye, and one has joined us. Introducing Julie Frieswyk.
She will be a Columbia University Certified Health Counselor come June and is currently studying at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in NYC. She also has a BSBA from Drexel.
A few more things about her: […]
I’m a guy so I don’t use many cosmetic products, but I can appreciate it when women take a natural approach to beauty. Leann of Ford Models has two videos on YouTube on the FordModels.tv channel about her organic face masks and organic smoothies. The videos are simple and not very in-depth, but there’s something […]
I had a dilemma this morning over my bowl of oatmeal and blueberries. I was reading GOOD Magazine and thought to myself, “I really should get a subscription. No, I have to get a subscription, I owe it to myself and Swye.” Immediately I was consumed with my trained reaction of “You don’t really need […]
Native Americans had a great respect for wildlife and when they killed an animal for food, they used every part of it. These days animals don’t seem to have such a profound effect on our psyches, but in the case of cows, at least we use a lot of the animal for different products, meat, […]
Per the old Japanese tradition of filling cracks in pottery with gold, Netherlands-based designer Joana Meroz is re-glazing cracks and chips in dishes and transforming them to what she calls ‘Crackery Tableware.’ She is doing so stylishly by utilizing gold luster and painting the ends of the crack with flowers and roots.
Most of us […]
As a designer, this site strikes a chord with me. Though climate change doesn’t fall into the main categories of this site, it isn’t far off considering the end goal, and sometimes we make an exception. This is one.
Design Can Change focuses on how graphic design and other design related industries, architecture and product […]
There are companies that promise organic fabrics and eco-friendly dyes, along with eco-friendly printing and labels, and then there are companies like Truly Organic Apparel. They take the concept of organic and natural fabric and garment production to the next level with truly organic cotton and chemical-free and completely natural dying process. In fact, the […]
