by April Wendling | Sep 30, 2024 | Our Favorite Stuff
By Sophia BeemOne morning, I sit idly in bed and toss my teddy bear in the air, catching him on my chest and throwing him back up again. Of the myriad stuffed animals that once populated my childhood bedroom, most are now gone. But with his name reflecting...
by April Wendling | Oct 1, 2021 | Cradle to Cradle, Our Favorite Stuff
By Nikki Palella Visiting home for the weekend called for a classic mother-daughter ritual. The two of us giddily loaded up our car with what my mother deemed “old junk” and drove down the winding road to our favorite secondhand store. We had been donating to...
by April Wendling | Oct 1, 2021 | Cradle to Cradle, Janelle Joseph Environmental Writing Contest, Our Favorite Stuff, Q&A, Uncategorized
By Jane Halloran Mona Fang is the founder of Karma Trade in Urbana, a sustainable fashion swapping service. A University of Illinois aerospace engineering major with a strong sense of style, Mona is passionate about changing how we view the fashion industry and...
by April Wendling | Jan 13, 2021 | Corporate Sustainability, Cradle to Cradle, Our Favorite Stuff
By Brandon Hausser I stared at the large, colorful box I held in my tiny, eager hands. I couldn’t believe my eyes. My parents had given me “The Green Grocer,” a massive LEGO project meant for someone seven years my senior, but I was determined to show the...
by Tony Mancuso | Sep 3, 2020 | Food Systems, Our Favorite Stuff, The Human Footprint
By Nicole Pinsky “Gnocchi al pesto for the table, per favore.” My three roommates and I sit under a yellow umbrella at Ristorante Bar La Torre, a touristy spot along Italy’s Vernazza Beach. Our table overlooks the sparkling Ligurian Sea. Belonging to a cluster...
by Tony Mancuso | Jan 18, 2019 | Our Favorite Stuff
Formicidae Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit. Maecenas faucibus ollis interdum festibulum id ligula porta felis Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet By Zack Fishman I acquired a huge pen collection in middle school. From the earliest days of sixth...
