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This avocado vase and this acorn vase by Ilex make me swoon! Wishlisted!

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2021/09/ilex-studio-avocado-acorn-vase.html

Kengos are sneakers made from plants. Made without glue. Recyclable! Love this!

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2021/08/kengos.html

These are some pretty compostable sponge sets. They are made from 100% natural materials – 70% FSC certified cellulose, 30% cotton and vegetal dyes. They can be washed both in the dishwasher an...

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2021/07/compostable-sponge-set.html

YES! containers made out of 100% recycled paper!

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2021/07/pulp-storage.html

Wow! These metal raised garden beds by Vego Garden are visually pleasing! Swoon!

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2021/06/vego-garden.html

I am passionately propagating plants in my home and have fallen in love with these wall-mounted propagation vessels. (I am currently waitlisted to get one. Fingers crossed.)

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2021/05/propagation-vessel.html

Celia is an environmental activist and consultant who shares resources and builds community around the topic of zero waste and the circular economy over on Litterless.

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2021/05/litterless.html

This houseplant pop-up book by Daniel Gordon is giving me all the plant-loving-feels.

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2021/03/pop-up-houseplants.html

Whoa! Why didn’t I discover iNaturalist sooner? It’s an app that helps you identify the plants and animals around you by connecting with a community of over a million scientists and naturalis...

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2020/09/inaturalist.html

I have been spending the past 1.5 weeks on a small lake in upstate New York and am feeling a deep sense of clarity being so close to water. I posted about it on Instagram and someone suggested I ...

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2020/07/blue-mind.html

Give the illusion of floating plants with this plant hanger hook.

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2020/07/floating-plant-hanger.html

These kissing planters by Tatiana Cardona made me giggle.

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2020/07/kissing-planters.html

This is the world I want to believe in: Barcelona’s Liceu opera house reopens for performance to an audience of 2,292 potted plants. My heart!

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2020/06/opera-for-potted-plants.html

I am not the beauty blogger type, but these Reusable Bamboo Makeup Remover Pads deserve a plug. I use and love them.

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2020/06/reusable-bamboo-makeup-remover-pads.html

Wander: Natascha McElhone Reads Hermann Hesse’s 100-Year-Old Love Letter to Trees in a Virtual Mental Health Walk Through Kew Gardens

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2020/05/hermann-hesses-100-year-old-love-letter-to-trees.html

How lovely is this handmade ceramic avocado growing starter? (I asked the internet which small shops/makers I should support. This was one of the suggestions. I agree.)

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2019/12/diy-growing-kit.html

These Plant Labels made me laugh.

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2015/01/plant-talkers-plant-labels.html

Finally my not-so-green thumb can thrive: Paper Plants! Art We Heart comes out with the best stuff. You’ve seen the wall gardens, right? Made me smile!

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2014/07/paper-plants.html

Hélène Le Drogou was concerned with the plastic waste that contaminates the Colombian Amazon and decided to do something about it. She collaborated with Industrial Designer Alvaro Catalán de O...

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2014/01/pet-lamps.html

ELIOOO is a brand new book, by Antonio Scarponi, teaching you how to grow food in your apartment using inexpensive IKEA boxes. The system uses hydroponics, a farming technique that can be used to...

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2013/06/eliooo-2.html

I just discovered Method’s Ocean Plastic Soap Bottle. It’s the world’s first bottle made with a blend of recovered ocean plastic and post-consumer recycled plastic, a combination that resul...

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2013/05/metho.html

Throw & Grow is eco-friendly confetti that grows into wildflowers. Woah!

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2013/04/throw-grow-confetti.html

Martha Stewart is currently running the American Made competition and my vote goes to DeAnna Reposa’s Shopping Bag System. It all started when she wanted to use reusable bags but couldn’t fin...

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2012/09/american-made-simple-peace-bags.html

These Straws are not only biodegradable but also stylish!

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2012/06/biodegradable-straws.html

I just remembered growing Garden Cress as a little kid. (File that under random memory resurfacing being a parent.)

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2012/03/cress-timelapse.html

While at a friend’s house the other day I admired her beautiful flower pots: they are called Eco Pots and are made from renewable and sustainable plant by-products.

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2012/02/eco-pots.html

Wow, I am *so* the mom of a little boy. Look at me posting about toy cars, twice in a row. Love this Green Toys School Bus. Made in the USA from 100% recycled plastic milk containers!

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2011/12/green-toys-school-bus.html

I am a big fan of Makedo. Their instructions on how to make a christmas tree made me smile. All you need is a Makedo KIT for THREE and some reclaimed cardboard. View and download instructions for...

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2011/12/makedo-christmas-tree.html

brocolli vimeo from Matthew Moore on Vimeo. How broccoli becomes broccoli – a timelapse by Matthew Moore. My thoughts after watching this: Respect Le Broccoli! (via curiositycounts)

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2011/10/broccoli.html

The Climate Reality Project is happening live, all online, today until 8pm, with Al Gore speaking at 7pm. 3 million+ people have tuned in so far! You should too. More about the Project, taken fro...

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2011/09/the-climate-reality-projects.html

This oddly shaped yellow recycled cardboard basket would look good in a kid’s room, or my yellow-obsessed-studiomates’ apartment.

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2011/07/yellow-recycled-cardboard-basket.html

I wish Jimmi’s, our lunch take-out-place in DUMBO, would use containers made out of the same material like this compostable party kit.

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2011/07/compostable-party-kit.html

Here’s the latest product curated by the lovely Holstee folks: Feelgoodz Flip Flops, made of natural rubber which means they are biodegradable. When the life of your Feelgoodz come to an end, c...

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2011/06/natural-rubber-flip-flops.html

Each year, over 500 metric tons of toxic PVC ends up in landfills as the result of vinyl binders that people use. That’s where Rebinder comes in. They believe that products should be made in ou...

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2011/05/rebinder.html

The Harmony Professional Yoga Mat by JadeYoga is made of 100% natural rubber. Natural rubber itself is non-toxic and biodegradable, grips better and has more cushion than synthetic rubber. It is ...

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2011/04/natural-rubber-yoga-mat.html

This insulated stainless steel bottle made me look. Every S’well purchase supports WaterAid programs improving access to clean water, hygiene and sanitation.

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2011/04/insulated-stainless-steel-bottle.html

Wrap n Mat is good-looking reusable sandwich wrapper. It closes with velcro and is machine washable. Very cool. (via CSYCB)

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2011/03/wrap-n-mat.html

Goodjoy’s brand new hooking razor is the perfect companion to the hooking toothbrush. Like the toothbrush, it’s made from PP plastic (polypropylene is a no.5 category for recycling) and is re...

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2011/03/hooking-razor.html

PepsiCo unveiled a breakthrough in bottle technology earlier today: It announced the world’s first petroleum-free plastic bottle. Read more over on PSFK: Pepsi Reveals World’s First 100% Plan...

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2011/03/plant-based-bottle.html

The WWF format is a PDF that cannot be printed. It’s a simple way to avoid unnecessary printing. So here’s your chance to save trees and help the environment. Decide for yourself which docume...

https://www.swiss-miss.com/2011/02/save-as-wwf.html