Every year around this time, we like to look back at the content that the Postconsumers content team produced in the last year and highlight what we think are the best ones. We base this not only on what we loved but also on what you loved, shared, commented on and engaged with on our social media channels. We focus on three areas: articles, lists (we do love our lists) and memes. Today, we’re running down our favorite articles from the past year. Maybe you’ll get inspired to read some, or maybe you’ll wonder why we didn’t include one that you love. Either way, we’d like to hear about it!
How to Spend Valentine’s Day Outdoors in Any Weather (February)
Because Valentine’s Day is such a consumer holiday, we often like to take the month of February to talk about non-consumer ways to still embrace the spirit of celebrating love (for anything – a partner, a pet, a lover … even a book). And because we love the planet, we love the idea of celebrating Valentine’s Day outdoors. So honestly it surprised even us that it had taken us this many years to write an article with advice on celebrating Valentine’s Day stuff-free, planet-friendly and outside. Read the article…
10 Lively Facts About Deforestation (April)
To celebrate Earth Day in April, we featured a series of fact articles about various environmental concerns, each with a lively twist. While we think that all of them contain useful information and are a pleasure to read, we actually found many of the facts in the deforestation article surprising (and concerning) even to us. And we’re pretty educated on these topics. This article will make sure that you come away with an understanding of the scope and gravity of the issue of deforestation, but we think you’ll enjoy the mild snark, too. Read the article …
Postconsumers Contest Winner: “Time to Talk.” Conversation as a Strategy for Social Change (April)
In April, we also hosted our writing contest with a $500 prize for the best article or idea on ways to inspire postconsumerism in the mainstream. Living Room Revolution author Cecile Andrews won the contest with her thoughtful piece on how the simple act of having a conversation instead of relying on “in-your-face” activism can help to actually change behaviors and the planet. We recommend you not only read the article but also Cecile’s great book as well. Read the article…
Unique Ways to Garden in Urban Environments (May)
May is a month when we try to focus on something related to food, and this year we decided to take a different spin and talk about unconventional gardening. After all, not all of us have the luxury of a large plot of arable land! Our May content this year was some of the content we were the most proud of, but we particularly liked (and you particularly liked) this article with innovative ideas on how you can effectively garden when you live in an urban space. With more and more of the population gravitating toward urban centers, we actually think this information is extremely, extremely useful. Read the article …
Is Eco-Travel Really Eco-Friendly? (July)
In 2013, we incited a lot of debate when we asked if eco-fashion was really eco-friendly. We got the same response this year when we asked if eco-travel was really eco-friendly. While some people thought that any form of travel was an unnecessary explosion of carbon footprint, others took a more moderate view that “People are going to travel anyway, so being eco-conscious is automatically better.” What did we think, and more importantly what do you think? You’ll need to do some reading to find out! Read the article …
Innovation and Environmentalism: The Tricky Line Between the Two
(October)
October was a month when we focused our content on inspiring innovation and getting you to think about smaller, everyday ways where innovation could benefit you. But in our research, we realized that innovation doesn’t necessarily mean environmentally correct. In fact, the line between the two can be downright misleading at times. This exploration of where the line is (and isn’t) ended up being one of our personal favorites for the year. Read the article …
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