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Repair Report: January 2026
Another successful Fix-It Clinic is in the books! This clinic boasted: 7 repair volunteers (plus 4 setup and intake volunteers), 25 clients, 32 broken items, and 23 (or more!) items...
Repair Report: January 2026
Another successful Fix-It Clinic is in the books! This clinic boasted: 7 repair volunteers (plus 4 setup and intake volunteers), 25 clients, 32 broken items, and 23 (or more!) items...
Needs More Barstool!
We have a few things to tweak after our "Reopening Weekend," but our first (and most telling) reflection: We need more barstools! It was so wonderful to welcome you into...
Needs More Barstool!
We have a few things to tweak after our "Reopening Weekend," but our first (and most telling) reflection: We need more barstools! It was so wonderful to welcome you into...
The Most Sustainable Shopping Bag
Grocery bags. The perfect example of a seemingly straightforward sustainability issue that turns out to be quite complicated. Plastic bags are easy to hate. They get caught in trees and...
The Most Sustainable Shopping Bag
Grocery bags. The perfect example of a seemingly straightforward sustainability issue that turns out to be quite complicated. Plastic bags are easy to hate. They get caught in trees and...
Report Report: November 2025
Our second Fix-It Clinic was a solid success! On Saturday, we had: 14 volunteers who served 25 guests with 41 items in need of repair— 31 of which they were...
Report Report: November 2025
Our second Fix-It Clinic was a solid success! On Saturday, we had: 14 volunteers who served 25 guests with 41 items in need of repair— 31 of which they were...
Make Composting Work for You
There’s lots of science behind composting, but if you get intimidated when people talk about the proper ratio of greens and browns, the message of last week’s Ecofriends presentation was...
Make Composting Work for You
There’s lots of science behind composting, but if you get intimidated when people talk about the proper ratio of greens and browns, the message of last week’s Ecofriends presentation was...
Think Like a Thrift Store: Best Practices for R...
We had a unique opportunity this week to see behind the scenes at one of our favorite local thrift stores. The Giving Tree hosted a tour for the Washburn EcoBods,...
Think Like a Thrift Store: Best Practices for R...
We had a unique opportunity this week to see behind the scenes at one of our favorite local thrift stores. The Giving Tree hosted a tour for the Washburn EcoBods,...