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10 things I’ve learned in my year of no new clothes

For an entire year, I have not bought new clothes, driven by evidence of the harm the fast fashion industry does to the environment and

We touch in so many ways, just not physically Tessa is at the garden gate and we lunge at each other. I want to hug

The art of sewing is stepping out of the closet as we take a stand against mindless consumption of damaging fast fashion. The need and

Being close to nature – especially walking through it – is the number one way that I sustain myself. It clears my busy head, fills

Durban was always going to be my big challenge a mere four-something months into my year of not buying new clothes. A visit to my

My most favourite things right now are a small inverter, two water tanks and a sense of humour. It’s been hard to keep the latter

People, Reinvention, Sustainable living

Black Friday is all set to spark the frenzy of festive season buying: you know, when we spend money we often can’t afford on things

Could giving up buying new clothes be the biggest personal change you can make for the environment? That’s what The Guardian asked in an article on

Reinvention, Sustainable living, Writing

Seven. It shows up everywhere, from major religions to popular book titles. Naturally, the days of the week, the wonders of the world, the continents