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What's the Problem with Honeysuckle?

What's the Problem with Honeysuckle?

It smells nice, looks nice, and has a pretty name. So why do my friends keep spending their weekends ripping up honeysuckle? I met up with the ringleader, Kaylyn Hobelman...

What's the Problem with Honeysuckle?

It smells nice, looks nice, and has a pretty name. So why do my friends keep spending their weekends ripping up honeysuckle? I met up with the ringleader, Kaylyn Hobelman...

Repair Report: March 2026

Repair Report: March 2026

Fourteen volunteers showed up and outdid themselves at our fourth Fix-It Clinic! They worked on 36 total items and fixed 31 of them for the highest fix-rate yet (86%)! That's...

Repair Report: March 2026

Fourteen volunteers showed up and outdid themselves at our fourth Fix-It Clinic! They worked on 36 total items and fixed 31 of them for the highest fix-rate yet (86%)! That's...

Setting an Example of More Sustainable Swag

Setting an Example of More Sustainable Swag

We've been so encouraged this week on our crusade against Unsustainable Swag!* I hope you too will be encouraged by the several steps forward that we witnessed (and not too...

Setting an Example of More Sustainable Swag

We've been so encouraged this week on our crusade against Unsustainable Swag!* I hope you too will be encouraged by the several steps forward that we witnessed (and not too...

Pitch the Plastic Forks

Pitch the Plastic Forks

 Guess how many plastic utensils are used every day in the U.S. Seriously, just guess. Now raise your guess a little. Maybe a little more. The answer? 100 million. That’s...

Pitch the Plastic Forks

 Guess how many plastic utensils are used every day in the U.S. Seriously, just guess. Now raise your guess a little. Maybe a little more. The answer? 100 million. That’s...

How Styrofoam Recycling Works

How Styrofoam Recycling Works

We've been thinking about (and dreaming about, and tripping over) styrofoam this month during our January styrofoam collection, so we were happy to drop off a very full vanload in...

How Styrofoam Recycling Works

We've been thinking about (and dreaming about, and tripping over) styrofoam this month during our January styrofoam collection, so we were happy to drop off a very full vanload in...

On Bison: Charging Forward, Reflecting the Past

On Bison: Charging Forward, Reflecting the Past

Derek and Kathy Simmit's path to Crown B Bison is a lovely one—rooted in knowledge of history, deep connection to the land, and an appreciation of the natural world. When...

On Bison: Charging Forward, Reflecting the Past

Derek and Kathy Simmit's path to Crown B Bison is a lovely one—rooted in knowledge of history, deep connection to the land, and an appreciation of the natural world. When...