Sustainable Living Article Archive
Crystal Soy Candle Tutorial
Learn how to make your own soy candles with hidden crystals! Crystals have the ability to emit energy frequencies and what better event to place that into practice, Summer Solstice! We think these DIY crystal candles are a great activity for any summer solstice party...
Owner’s Corner: Curated Email
Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston I'm finding great value in receiving curated emails. These are typically weekly emails where someone has collected links to videos, articles, poems, images, educational material etc., which interests a certain...
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Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston What I'm reading/watching/hearing: The Netflix series When They See Us is an important historical story which all Americans should see. What's new at Grow and Make: We just rolled out or updated 2019 Pricing...
Owner’s Corner: My favorite app OverDrive
Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston I'm a huge fan of the OverDrive app. This app allows you to borrow digital titles (ebook and audiobook) from your local library. While everything isn't always available, they do have most titles and usually with a...
Owner’s Corner: DIY Clothes Drying Rack
Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston Ever thought about building your own clothes drying rack? We have an article that will teach you how. DIY Clothes Drying Rack What I'm reading/watching/hearing: Understanding Humans in the Wild. Great podcast...
Owner’s Corner: Interview with Tony Hseih
Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston What I'm reading/watching/hearing: I love this interview with Tony Hseih of Zappos on How I Built This. Great Quote from Tony Hseih. Q: What is your definition of success and happiness? A: "If I could be okay with...
Owner’s Corner: In memory of those who have served and paid the ultimate price.
Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston We would like to acknowledge the sacrifice, commitment and investment of those who serve and have served in our military services and particularly those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Thank you for your service...
Owner’s Corner: Google Subject Suggestion
Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston Recently I noticed that Google is inserting a subject suggestion into my email, based on what I'd written in my email. This brings a greater awareness of the fact that Google is trying to understand what we are...
Owner’s Corner: New DIY Tea Herb Kit
Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston Great quote: “I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.” ― James Baldwin, Notes of a...
Owner’s Corner: Using Meditation Practice Intervals
Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston As a means to developing a meditation practice I have found it's helpful to have intervals. There are many meditation timers which you can use that have interval reminders (every 3 minutes chime), which are great....
Owner’s Corner: We need more Agnotology
Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston I had never heard the word 'Agnotology' before yesterday. After looking up the definition (the study of culturally induced ignorance or doubt, particularly the publication of inaccurate or misleading scientific...
Owner’s Corner: Freak Brothers are back in Denver
Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston Denver has legalized hallucinogenic mushrooms. It will be interesting to see how this experiment proceeds. The amount of evidence for applying hallucinogenics for treatment of a range of psychiatric issues is...