Best Postconsumers Lists of the Year

If you’ve been following Postconsumers for a while now, then you know that we love to make lists. Maybe it’s because a significant portion of our content team has mild OCD, maybe it’s because we’re just naturally very organized or maybe it’s because we’re secretly more influenced by decades of David Letterman than we thought we were. Whatever the reason, at the end of the year, we often like to list our favorite lists. In fact, here is last year’s list of lists. And now, for this year …

Twenty Steps to Go Media Free (or Media-Less) (January)

In January, we often like to theme our content around a New Year’s resolution that postconsumers often tend to make (what will this coming year’s be?). In 2014, we wanted to help people whose New Year’s resolution was to reduce screen time and exposure to the consumer media. We were proud of this list of twenty ways – some expected and some unique – to distance yourself from the ubiquity of screens and media in America. See the list …

50 Ways to De-Clutter Every Part of Your Life (March)

March is spring cleaning month in much of the country, and we wanted to help people take one of the first steps in evaluating their relationship with stuff while also getting their home cleaner – to de-clutter it! But when we stepped back, we realized that it’s not just attics, closets and junk drawers where the clutter lives. It can be mental and emotional, too. That’s how we developed this list for entirely removing clutter from your life. See the list …

Ten Fantasy Forest Vacations (May)

When the trees started blooming in May, we started thinking about all of the amazing places where we’d like to go see some of the most magnificent trees in the world. Inspired by the idea of hanging out in a forest (or, you know, just living in one forever), we came up with this list of fantasy forest destinations. See the list …

20 Ways to Take Your Power Back from the Consumer Machine (June)

This might seem as though it’s something we wouldn’t need to make a list for since it accounts for so much of the content on Postconsumers.com, but sometimes an itemized list is the easiest way for somebody to absorb information. Plus, it was a good exercise for us in terms of thinking about areas where we could be giving more (or better) advice. We think it’s a great jump start if you’re just getting your feet wet with thinking about how to let go of the consumer machine. See the list…

20 Herbs and Vegetables (and a Fruit) That Are Easy to Grow Indoors (May)

During gardening season this year, we wanted to take an unconventional approach and talk more about how to garden in urban environments. After all, the population is shifting towards urban centers and many of us don’t have usable plots of arable land. This list of foods that are easy to grow indoors ended up being one of our most popular (and presumably useful) content pieces of the year. See the list…

Our Favorite Rooftop Gardens (May)

As part of our May emphasis on urban gardening, we also wanted to pay homage to the increasingly useful trend of rooftop gardens. From adding green space to actually providing food for restaurants below them, we were intrigued by every one of the rooftop gardens that made our list. See the list …

Our 10 Favorite Eco-Travel Destinations (July)

We inspired some debate (or even controversy) this year when we discussed whether eco-travel was actually eco-friendly or not. But no matter where you came down on the issue, you couldn’t debate that all ten of the amazing (and eco-conscious) destinations on our list of favorites would be sumptuous places to visit. See the list…

100 Things to Do Instead of Watch TV (August)

In August, we came back around to the goal of reducing screen time and, with the fall TV season fast approaching, worked out our list of a hundred things that you can do instead of watch television. And of course there are actually thousands more. But if you need a little inspiration to put down the remote, this list is sure to have something that will spark your interest. See the list …

20 Ways to Support Local Vendors Instead of Big Brands (September)

We wanted to help prep people for the holiday shopping season with real, tangible ways that they can shop and support local vendors instead of big box or big brand destinations. If that’s something that you’re interested in doing this holiday season, then this list is a great place to start. See the list…