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Climate is Changing, Why Aren't We? : A practical guide to how you can make a difference

Daisy Kendrick, the founder of Ocean Generation, offers insights into climate change, and the structures and systems that suffocate our future, in an easy to understand way, while still maintaining a sense of optimism and humanizing the issue. She shares inspirational stories, shocking statistics, and easy green switches you can make today. From the clothes you buy, products you use and consume, and knowing how to use your voice through social media to be heard and demand change, there are numerous ways you can help with passion, authority, and hope.

This book is from an authentic, independent, and empowering publishing house and distributor in Portland, OR. Microcosm Publishing & Distribution is a vertically integrated publishing house that equips readers to make positive changes in their lives and in the world around them. Microcosm emphasizes skill-building, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, bicycling, gender, self-care, and social justice.

All books are printed in the U.S., and the company doubles the industry average in number of women authors and prioritizes hiring of special needs employees.

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Your yoga practice is a time to restore and rejuvenate your mind and body. Don’t let a dirty yoga mat disrupt your peace!

Vermont Soap’s Yoga Mat Cleaner is a safe and nontoxic way to clean your yoga mat. Made from 100% natural and organic ingredients, this gentle soap works on all water safe surfaces, including balance balls, foam blocks, chairs, cushions, straps, and other yoga and Pilates props and accessories.

How to Clean Your Yoga Mat

Daily Cleaning: Spray the yoga mat cleaner 3 times onto a wet cloth or paper towel and lightly scrub. Wipe down your mat with a clean cloth, and let air dry.

Medium Cleaning: Lightly spray cleaner onto your yoga mat. Rinse, wipe, and let air dry.

Deep Yoga Mat Cleaning and Restoration: Spray cleaner directly onto your yoga mat and let it soak for 3 minutes. Work into a lather with a wet cloth, rinse, wipe dry, and air dry. Repeat if needed.

Remember, your yoga mat should be completely dry before storing.

Do good for yourself and the planet with this plant-based, whole-foods cookbook. Inspired by the popular social media series, Scrappy Cooking will help you save money, eat healthy, and reduce waste, showing you how to make the most of what you have on hand to create delicious and sustainable meals. Plus, the “Got This? Make That” index is a unique tool that will inspire you to put commonly wasted kitchen odds and ends to good and tasty use. All vegan, almost all free of oil, and focused on whole, healthy, and earth-conscious eating, Scrappy Cooking is an innovative and easy-to-use guide to a more harmonious kitchen. 

Do you ever throw away food? Do you wish there was another option? Author Max La Manna is a big advocate of sustainability, and in More Plants Less Waste he combines the vegan food world with waste-free cooking. We're all consumers when we eat, literally, but we can rethink our habits and their effects upon the world.

This cookbook has 4 score recipes that will help you save money, eat well, and just maybe help make the world a better place.

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Fix it, ferment it, and make it fit—don't throw it out! Save money and live more sustainably with this illustrated and hand-written guide to extending the life of your clothes, goods, and household items. Darn your socks, pickle your surplus of garden produce, repair your kitchen sink, and so much more.

Sustainability and endangered basic life skills go hand in hand in this charming resource. Raleigh Briggs, author of the bestselling Make Your Place, brings an encouraging patience and can-do attitude that shine through the pages.

The perfect gift for a teen or new graduate, or resource for an established adult looking to consume less and keep the things they love around for years to come.

Paperback 2nd edition, published by Microcosm

🏴 Progress Pride Flags with grommets and double-stitched edges to reduce fraying.

18 inch x 12 inch single-sided with grommets, "Boat Flag"

✍️ The Design: Designed in 2018 by our friend Daniel Quasar, the "Progress" Flag places 5 half sized stripes in an arrow shape representing trans and non-binary individuals, marginalized POC communities, as well as those living with AIDS on top of the traditional LGBTQ Rainbow Flag.

🧑‍🎨 We believe artists should get credit for their work. So we are proud to be officially licensed by Daniel to produce this flag.

🧵 Our flags are durable 200D polyester (most flags you'll find on the internet are cheap ~75D) with two grommets on the hoist edge. In our testing, we selected 200D as the perfect flag material; anything heavier doesn't fly well and the "back" doesn't get enough ink, anything lighter feels cheap and won't last very long.

Flags For Good Story: 

In early 2020, after the police murder of George Floyd, Flags For Good started as a way to channel societal rage and quarantine boredom into something that made a positive impact on our planet. Michael, the founder, also just so happen to be a flag nerd (like have-two-TED-talks level nerd) and was sick of buying flags from companies that also sold, well, let’s just call them “flags for bad."

So Flags For Good was started to:

• Celebrate diverse identities and raise awareness of causes that move humanity in the right direction.

• Donate a portion of each flag sold to a relevant charity or organization making real, positive change.

• Put more flags in the hands of change-makers like you! In our short history, we’ve been able to donate tens of thousands of dollars to great causes, and now, are getting to be inside awesome stores around the country.

This book teaches smart and responsible gardening by showing how to recycle and repurpose for a successful, productive, and eco-friendly organic garden.

Author Shawna Coronado provides dozens of tips, tricks, and solutions to save time, money, and the planet.  Readers will learn how to turn yard debris into compost, foster rich soil with no-till techniques and natural fertilizers, upcycle household discards to grow seedlings, control pests with household discard traps, build a rain barrel from an old trash can, mix potting soil to reduce plastic bag waste, protect spring plantings with repurposed containers, and build a raised bed with everyday items.The book also offers solutions to common garden problems and innovative ways to reduce waste.

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One of a kind paper pad handmade with 100% secondhand materials. These are unique and whimsical with lots of different choices of pre-owned and vintage papers.

These stylish sink caddies are made from diatomaceous clay, sand derived from fossilized algae; a completely renewable and natural resource. The material can absorb 150% of its weight in moisture, dry in a matter of seconds, and prevent microbial growth. 

Benefits: Organize and keep your eco tools dry, antimicrobial + mildew resistant, perfect for humid climates, and a great way to keep your sustainable tools dry and long-lasting.

Assembly Directions: Unscrew stainless steel legs, make sure to leave one silicone ring on each side of the screw. Gently screw one leg through each hole on the caddy with the longer portion of the leg on the bottom - careful not to over tighten.

Care Instructions: Use water and gently rinse and wipe clean. To maintain best absorbency, wash and dry completely every 10-20 days. For a deeper clean, use hydrogen peroxide and baking soda and gently scrub. If necessary, you can use a thin grit sand paper. 

Fill your space with pride with this 18ft bunting complete with 12 pride flags. The flags are concentrated in the middle so you have ample string on either side to secure the bunting to any attachment point! Perfect for any party or just as house decor.

Dimensions: 216 in

Flags For Good Story: 

In early 2020, after the police murder of George Floyd, Flags For Good started as a way to channel societal rage and quarantine boredom into something that made a positive impact on our planet. Michael, the founder, also just so happen to be a flag nerd (like have-two-TED-talks level nerd) and was sick of buying flags from companies that also sold, well, let’s just call them “flags for bad."

So Flags For Good was started to:

• Celebrate diverse identities and raise awareness of causes that move humanity in the right direction.

• Donate a portion of each flag sold to a relevant charity or organization making real, positive change.

• Put more flags in the hands of change-makers like you! In our short history, we’ve been able to donate tens of thousands of dollars to great causes, and now, are getting to be inside awesome stores around the country.

Start now creating your own sustainable beauty routine with this book full of small steps that amount to making a big difference, both in your own home and health and in the global fight against pollution and climate change. Explore recipes for DIY skincare and haircare, tips for label literacy, and expert makeup and beauty advice while decluttering your beauty drawer. This highly practical guide to more eco-conscious living addresses key concerns like microplastics, cruelty-free and vegan products, zero- and low-waste strategies, and much more, showing you how to cut through the noise and find what works best for you—and for the planet.

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The Zero-Waste Chef : Plant-Forward Recipes and Tips for a Sustainable Kitchen and Planet

Learn how to approach zero-waste as an intention instead of as a rule with this book full of simple ways to ease into wasting less. Discover tricks like eliminating plastic wrap by simply inverting a plate over leftovers, recipes and strategies to reuse leftovers, and discover simple ways to make home ingredients instead of bringing them - and the excess plastic packaging - home from the store.

Keep the bugs away and smell great !

Bug repellant using medicinal aromatherapy. Protect yourself from mosquitoes, flies, and ticks.

Essential oils used: Citronella, Lemongrass, Rosemary, Tea Tree, Geranium, Peppermint, Cedarwood, Spike Lavender, Marjoram, Pennyroyal, and Eucalyptus

All essential oils are steam distilled. They are the pure vibration of the plant and tree. There is no alcohol, chemicals, or carrier oil added. Non-gmo coconut glycerin, witch hazel, and filtered water are the other ingredients added.