Ludwig van Beethoven was a nature lover. He spoke with fondness of his childhood walks with his father along the Rhine near his childhood home in Bonn. As an adult, he took regular hikes around his home to explore the woods near Vienna.
Knitting and crocheting are both fun and creative activities. They are also a great way to make gifts for others or items for yourself. Just one way you can benefit the environment is to make it homemade.
Sustainable fiber arts use organic and ethically sourced materials. This reduces the use of water and chemicals during production and in the case of wool treats animals humanely.
Sustainable clothing is made from natural fabrics that have not been treated with chemicals, contributed to deforestation, water pollution, or inhumane animal practices.
Sustainable clothing is also referred to as eco-friendly wear, slow fashion, or conscious fashion. Buying sustainable eco-friendly clothing is about making decisions that benefit the planet.
I purposefully placed my desk by a window so that I could look out onto the world as I work. Whilst my fingertips type away on the keys and they click and clatter my words into being, I can look up to watch clouds scud across the sky, a bird dart by. I can notice the changing colours of the trees on the horizon and the colorful hoverflies that come to rest on my window ledge.