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Fort Collins Fashion: A Sustainable Revolution

HumanNature

The initiative hosts mending workshops and provides upcycling education for both students and community members. Mending it, upcycling it, doing whatever you can to repurpose it,” explains Patchwork Initiative Coordinator Sophie Richter. It was so cool to restore it and keep using it.” In Old Town Fort Collins, Create Good Co.

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Seven Steps to Sustainable Gardening

Academy of Natural Sciences

Many people grow gardens not only for the plants, but also for the cool native wildlife that the garden will attract, such as bees, birds and butterflies. ANS Biogeochemist Michelle Gannon started seedlings in upcycled containers. Find ways to conserve water. She also plants parsley to rear black swallowtail butterflies.

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48 Eco Friendly Products You Can Buy Today to Help Stop Plastic Pollution

Onya

Upcycled Eco Friendly Handbags. Check Out Mother Erth’s Upcycled Handbags and Accessories. This table linen collection from Viva Terra is handmade in India by artisans who carefully collect pieces of vintage and upcycled fabrics to create elaborate patterns and colors. Check Out ShedRain’s Ecoverse Umbrella.