Last Friday was hands down the definition of FriYAY. My colleague, Kenda, and I were invited to spend the day onsite at Plan B Organic Farms in Hamilton, Ontario. A 50-acre, organic farm growing just about everything from various kitchen herbs, to berries, to...

Check out Toronto's newest ethical textile resource!

Meet Sololu! A new ethical clothing brand coming at you from Bali, Indonesia. The new 12 piece collection, including 10 clothing items, a tote bag and sarong, are officially available now through Sololu's Indiegogo campaign, specially crafted with the nomadic femm...

Meet Virtue + Vice: a new comer to the ethical fashion industry, looking to influence consumers shopping trends through their 100% conscious production process. Founder, Melanie DiSalvo, stumbled into her leisure line after years of working in the fashion industry in A...

I ended off last week super under the weather but in such high spirits thanks to all the wonderful workshops and events happening in the city in honour of Fair Trade month and World Fair Trade Day. The weekend only got better spending Saturday at the Buy Good Feel Good...

When Vritti Designs reached out to me and their opening line read "we believe in social, cultural & environmental sustainability", I was like "well, me too!" Over the past year in Toronto, I've found it quite difficult to jive with ethical clothing lines as I find the...

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Let’s take you back to 2014, when Milo and Nicki first met. Milo, the adorable pup pictured, quickly became Nicki’s rock during a time of change and self care, and Nicki to him during his time of need. The two have grown together and i...

I've been extremely addicted to podcasts lately, especially ones honing in on all things conscious living, social justice, and nonprofit management. [My favourites: CBC's Out in the Open + Nonprofit Leaders Network Podcast]. The past few weeks, my go-to has been Consci...

What happens when a community of women get together to learn, teach, create, inspire, be inspired, collaborate, and network? Empowerment. And oh man (HA), was there a lot of it, thanks to the incredible energy, confidence, and intention manifesting at last week’s Power...

To the very rich people behind every airline business,

I am writing this message as I am continually appalled by the amount of waste produced by airlines everyday. It baffles me and leaves me speechless that even in one of the most unsustainable industries in the world,...