Three sustainable interior design professionals share how to create beautiful, eco-friendly spaces in your home by upcycling, looking for vintage goods, and sourcing locally. Sustainable interior design can be hard to nail down. One misstep and you’ve chosen the wrong couch, a weird area rug, or painted half a room before realizing the color isn’t […]
AdvocacyThe Nonprofit Building Homes for the Black Trans CommunityTransgender individuals often experience discrimination, harassment, and homelessness. My Sistah’s House is advocating for Black transgender lives in Tennessee by providing housing, hot meals, and other life-changing resources. It’s Friday afternoon in Memphis, Tennessee. Kayla Gore, co-founder and an executive director of My Sistah’s House — a […]
The climate crisis is causing a mental health crisis, with more than half the country feeling anxious about the future of our planet. Here’s how you can find a network to support you if you too are experiencing climate anxiety. According to a 2020 poll from the American Psychiatric Association (APA), more than two-thirds of […]
Avocado is proud to be the only mattress company using wool that meets the Responsible Wool Standard. This ensures our farmers maintain best sustainable practices for the sheep and land. Humans have relied on wool as a natural resource to create blankets, clothes, and other textiles for more than 10,000 years. But many people don’t […]
We’re sharing our favorite environmental wins to help stay optimistic about the fight against climate change. Climate anxiety is real. Feeling hopeless in the face of increasingly intense wildfires, droughts, hurricanes, and other devastating climate change-related disasters is a normal emotional response. However, if we take substantial action now, there’s still time to reverse the […]
Cultivate edible fungi in your basement or backyard with these go-to methods from growing your own mushrooms at home. You could say mushrooms are having a moment — but really, they’ve enjoyed the spotlight throughout history. Chinese culture has recognized mushrooms as a powerful health food for centuries — they’re a quality source of protein, […]
Leave No Trace is a nonprofit that encourages people to get outside and enjoy nature, while empowering them to preserve our trails, parks, and open spaces. This article is part of our What It Means series, where we break down environmental topics in accessible ways. Explore previous articles in the series: What Are Carbon Offsets? […]
Solar United Neighbors is a solar co-op using a strength-in-numbers approach to save the climate and address energy injustice.
From dog food to treats, beds, and toys, these are our favorite eco-friendly and sustainable pet products.
We need to talk about off-gassing, VOCs, and the toxic chemicals found in some mattresses. Here’s how to be sure you’re buying a healthy alternative.
