Bloom Archives
Center for Sustainable Living
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New Goods and New Programs at the Winter Farmers’ Market
Visitors to the Bloomington Winter Farmersâ Market might be surprised by the variety of produce and other goods for sale by local vendors, especially…
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Trashion Refashion Runway Show Set for April 8 at Buskirk-Chumley (VIDEO / PHOTO GALLERY)
Now in its ninth year, the Trashion Refashion Runway Show brings together clothing designers, models, and pretty much anyone interested in giving new life…
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The Glenn Carter Memorial Toolshare: Grief Inspires a Way To Help People
BY BARB BERGGOETZ The idea of tool sharing came to Charis Heisey almost immediately in the dark hours after the suicide of her friend,…
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The Winter Farmers’ Market Is Up and Running at Harmony (Photo Gallery)
BY AUBREY DUNNUCK On December 5, the Bloomington Winter Farmersâ Market picked up right where the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market left off, making locally…
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New Initiative Seeks to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags
BY CAIRRIL MILLS In many places throughout the world, going shopping means taking along a bag or basket to bring purchases home. If a Center for Sustainable…
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The 2015 Trashion Refashion Show (Photo Gallery)
“Art,â said futurist Marshall McLuhan, âis anything you can get away with.â That may be true for fashion as well. Witness these fashions from…
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âHealthful Food for Allâ Helps Farmers and Needy Families
BY CARMEN SIERING Itâs hard to balance supply and demand when youâre a farmer; you never know when youâre going to have a bumper…
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The 2014 Trashion Refashion Show (Photo Gallery and Video)
On April 27, the Center for Sustainable Living and Discardia came together to present The 2014 Trashion Refashion Show at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. The…
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The 2012 Trashion Refashion Show (Video)
On April 22, as an Earth Day celebration, the Center for Sustainable Living and Discardia came together to present The 2012 Trashion Refashion Show…