(Book cover photo by D.Wittner!) Valeska stopped by my market stall one Saturday, looked thoughtfully at my set-up, and then told me...

(photo collage by D.Wittner!) Most of Baltimore County MD's trash (and so-called recyclables, including deadly plastic packaging) is...

When living a sustainable life, this is what brewing beer, eating and shopping looks like KAMIKATSU, Japan — Tucked away in the mountains...

...entitled Small Gardens are Just as Crucial for Bee Conservation as Big Ones . My Echotopia Seed Rounds contain seeds of native flowers...

Thanks ILSR! Here's my letter to the bureau chief of Solid Waste Management in Baltimore County MD: https://ilsr.org/a-zero-waste-critiqu...

(photo of book cover by D.Wittner!) ...we begin 2022? I won't give away the (ahem, hidden but essential life-building) topic, but...check...

(cover image of the report courtesy of Baltimore's Fair Development Plan for Zero Waste colleagues!) Fun facts about the cover image:...

Thank you to South Baltimore Community Land Trust for organizing the press conference. Big thank you to Global Alliance for Incinerator...

The photograph was taken by Diane, and the botanical design is courtesy of graphic designer & artist Chelsea Monae. Lavender, Sage &...

(Cover screenshot courtesy of Central Appalachia Network) Ten-point alternative plan to Baltimore County's Solid Waste Work Group's...

If, like me, y0u don't understand Maryland's recycling and waste disposal processes, read this excellent, explanatory testimony in favor...

(photo of us from years ago, with my camera, taken by a kind stranger who didn't seek payment attribution!) Who are your mentors? I...

(photo by D.Wittner!) "Canada and the EU have banned over 1,300 ingredients from being used in household and skincare products, the US...

(Photo collage by D.Wittner!) Today, a Baltimore city council committee debated Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke's new bill to stop a new...

In harvesting, timing is everything. Like a coastal ocean wave, like other unique beings, each plant, every weather condition, in one...

(Photo and handwriting by D.Wittner!) This year's Seed Rounds include the plants listed, saved in summer/fall 2019. They look like small...

(Image courtesy of pdf created by friends at Baltimore's Fair Development Plan for Zero Waste) Echotopia's 5 R's. Added Rejoice and Relax...

(Photo by D.Wittner!) Last week's herbal harvest: lavender, sage, rosemary, chamomile, oregano, lemon balm, thyme, french tarragon,...

At Echotopia, we are on the plastic-free path. The only plastic containers we use - if there are no other options - are sturdy, upcycled,...

Happy customers, holding their zero-waste, local garden-based, non-toxic products. Their smiling faces convey relief and happiness. These...