Hey all! In this post, I am building on my previous explanation defining sustainability, carbon footprints, and how the two concepts relate. This series began as I wanted to get to the root of the question “How do you compare plastic waste to a carbon footprint, what is more important, and how should I make decisions when weighing products?” Well, to compare products, their impacts have to be measured. This post will focus on measuring sustainability impacts by looking at sus

Hey all! I was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, and like many proud Kentucky natives, I take pride in our state beverage: bourbon. For this piece, I decided to investigate bourbon and sustainability. People don't often jump to thinking about sustainability when they think about alcohol, but there are many impactful steps throughout the production process that can make or break sustainable production. Sustainable Bourbon Production There are many steps that go into prod

Hey y'all, and Happy New Year! Since I started working on this blog and Instagram, my conversations with friends about sustainability have increased exponentially. I have always talked a lot about climate change and politics (the latter is hard to avoid right now), but this recent sustainability at home discussion development has allowed me to have fun and educational conversations with friends, family, and former coworkers. It has also allowed me to re-connect with people wh