Last quarter, I taught a new course at University of Washington — En Vogue: From Feathers to Leather — about the animal, human and environmental impacts of the fashion industry and garment production (with a focus on leather, wool, feathers, and fur). Going into the course, I really had no idea how students would respond […]
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Cookie Mix Jars
On our crafting day last Thursday, Tish and I decided to make cookie mixes in recycled mason jars. There are lots of recipes floating around online for these and we improvised, using some recipes for guidance and creating a veganized recipe that we hope you’ll like. We used 24 oz spaghetti sauce jars. The recipe here […]
Making a Nightcap
About a week or two ago, my friend Karen told me that the night before, her five year old son, Oliver, was getting ready for bed and asked for a nightcap. And no, I don’t mean an alcoholic drink… Karen offered to cut the leg off of one of Oliver’s old pair of pajamas […]
Vegan Lip Balm
I might have mentioned it before, but Thursdays are days I set aside to do craft projects with a good friend of mine. We instituted this schedule about 6 weeks ago and have stuck to it, spending at least all afternoon on Thursdays crafting, and often dedicating the whole day to our crafty projects. We […]
