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Sustainable Living Article Archive
Owners Corner: Hope for Humanity
Whenever I see a video like this I'm reminded that humanity has hope https://youtu.be/HOASQzwA_Ko What's new at Grow and Make: We're very busy preparing for the coming Holiday season. We are super excited about our new packaging designs: What I'm...
Owners Corner: Greta Thunberg is the Voice of Reason
So glad that a voice like this has broken through. I suspect that this could be the tipping point for the critical action required by world governments. What I'm reading/watching/listening to: The NPR Podcast The Open Ears Project ...
Owners Corner: Let us recognize and celebrate labor today
Our country was built on the back of laborers, but the recognition of labors contribution becomes increasingly limited as our society automates and becomes more economically divided. Today is a day when we need to recognize the value and importance of those who punch...
Grow and Make featured on Good Day Oregon
Thank you Good Day Oregon for featuring our Product Manager Ingrid Linde on your program this morning.
Owner’s Corner: The New Capitalism?
Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston This week there was a very significant announcement from the Business Roundtable (made up of representation from the nations largest companies) that American Corporations are going to be less accountable to...
Owner’s Corner: Whopper Goes Veggie with Impossible Burger
Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston It was great to hear that Burger King is now offering a 'Impossible Whopper' veggie burger at every single one of their outlets. I had to try one and I have to say that it was actually delicious and you could not...
Make Your Own BBQ Spice Rub (using spices from your Artisan BBQ Sauce Kit!)
Now that you have mastered the art of homemade BBQ sauce using Grow and Make’s Artisan BBQ Sauce Kit, it is time to make the perfect spice rub!
Owner’s Corner: Greenland lost 11 billion tons of ice in one day
Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston We should be scared. Really scared: Greenland lost 11 billion tons of ice in one day, while the Brazilian government is ignoring the depletion of the Amazon rain forest. We are reaching the tipping point....
Owner’s Corner: Costa Rica bans styrofoam containers
Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston So excited to see this story. If you have been to Costa Rica you can understand why they made this smart decision to preserve the incredible resources of their beautiful country. ♸ Costa Rica bans styrofoam...
Owner’s Corner: Landing on the Moon, 50 years later
Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston With the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 program getting a man to the moon, there have been a few great documentaries recently (American Experience 6 part series) describing the process, technology, risks and...
Owner’s Corner: Congratulations to US Women’s Wold Cup Soccer Team
Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston Four of the women from the US Women's World Cup Soccer Team are from our own Portland Thorns. We're so proud and excited by their historic win over the Netherlands. What I'm reading/watching/hearing: The Last Czars...
Owner’s Corner: What did the Unabomber get right?
Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston Netflix has a great recreated history of the FBI efforts to track down and capture the Unabomber called Manhunt. Ted Kaczynski activities were depraved and he clearly was a man who had lost his mind. In a recent...
