Monthly Archives: January 2016

Until my freshmen year I didn’t really know what sustainability was until I worked on a volunteer research project called “Recut, Reclaim, Repurpose: T’s to Textiles”. Working on that project gave me a head start what sustainability was like using … Continue reading →

I remember watching Grow Your Own Clothes by Suzanne Lee in textiles class years ago. Since the Ted Talk was published in May 2011, I was curious if there were any improvements or innovations to this idea and process. While … Continue reading →

Biomimicry was a term I had never heard of until this week. When I first heard of it I was confused as to what in the world it could possibly mean. Then I read the article, “A Biomimicry Primer”. Learning … Continue reading →

Before entering this course my general thought of sustainability was that it was a way to help the planet. That it was something good and needed to be done by everyone. Additionally, my general idea of sustainability was that it coincided … Continue reading →

We all have these views on we think sustainability is or how we should approach it. To live a fully sustainable life we have to have a new mindset. While not all of us are up to the challenge, there … Continue reading →

I have to be honest, before taking this class the issue of sustainable practices was something that rarely entered my mind. Like many other Americans, I wake up and mindlessly partake in various activities and routines throughout my day that … Continue reading →

I’ve always been interested in sustainable practices. But like most people, if I’m not reminded of something often, I tend to forget about it. There are days when I try my best to be observant of my actions and others … Continue reading →

As I am going through senior year, I am starting to want to expand my knowledge on topics that I never gave that much thought to. I was talking to one of my fellow classmates the other day about how … Continue reading →

The start of my journey to becoming sustainable has begun as of today. I have always had the idea of what I thought sustainability meant in the back of my mind. I am really excited to get to fully understand … Continue reading →

Major Takeaways All throughout the previous two class periods we have had, I kept thinking about why the human race is so wasteful. The one thing I kept going back to was the movie Wall-E, a Disney Pixar movie made … Continue reading →