dcecowomen
Jul 11, 20203 min read
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Helped Me Rediscover Local Markets
By Kelley Dennings When Virginia’s governor enacted stay-at-home orders I didn’t run out to get toilet paper. Instead I went to the...
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Jul 5, 20203 min read
What weeding can teach us about the climate crisis
By Denali Sai We tend to shape our worldview with clear notions of good and bad. This grants us clarity of mind and groundedness in an...
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Jun 13, 20203 min read
Relearning our limits (don’t worry, not the calculus kind)
By Rita Foth Empty shelves in the grocery store. Shortages of essential protective gear for frontline medical workers. Long delays on...
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Jun 8, 20205 min read
The Ginkgo Symbolizes Longevity. Can It Help Us to Find Balance Within Ourselves?
By Hannah Nelson Washingtonians have a complicated relationship with the ginkgo tree. The day I discovered the ginkgo outside my...
dcecowomen
Jan 12, 20203 min read
Join a Growing Community of Sustainability-Focused Entrepreneurs
By Patty Simonton Women around the world are looking at entrepreneurship as a way to make a real and lasting impact in their communities...
dcecowomen
Oct 28, 20193 min read
A few tricks to green your Halloween treats
By Erica Meier For children and adults alike, Halloween is all about the treats. Fortunately, we’ve got a few tricks to share about how...
dcecowomen
May 13, 20173 min read
Teddy Roosevelt’s Mar-a-Lago
By Melissa Lembke When you think of Washington, D.C., hiking isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. You more likely think politics,...
dcecowomen
Aug 21, 20153 min read
Why “The Why” is Needed to Recycle Right
By Cara Blumenthal You just finished lunch at your favorite salad hotspot. You get up from the table, gather the plastic bowl and lid,...
dcecowomen
May 14, 20153 min read
A Delicious and Sustainable Spring Salad
By Elizabeth Hubley This salad is everything I love about spring – crisp, tender asparagus; the first juicy vibrant tomatoes of the...
dcecowomen
Apr 30, 20152 min read
Why Should You Care about the Social Cost of Carbon?
By Tamara Toles O’Laughlin I recently attended a briefing on the Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) sponsored by the Ayres Law Group and it set...
dcecowomen
Apr 3, 20153 min read
Biking to Work: It’s Quite Doable
by Catherine Plume Bicycle commuting continues to grow in the DC area and according to a US Census report, 4.5 percent of DC residents...
dcecowomen
Jul 8, 20133 min read
Have Yourself a Green Ramadan!
By DC EcoWomen Board Member Lina Khan As the month of Ramadan begins this week for Muslims, many of us are preparing both physically and...
dcecowomen
Nov 12, 20122 min read
Gearing up for Winter!
It seems that in the wake of Hurricane Sandy came winter. Cold temperatures (except for the weekend’s “heat wave”) and days that get...
dcecowomen
Jul 12, 20121 min read
Recap: Green Living Project Film Premiere
By Katrina Phillips Our evening began with a short local spotlight story from Sam Ullery, the Schoolyard Garden Specialist for DC’s...
dcecowomen
May 13, 20124 min read
Biking Successfully!
By Kate Seitz Hi fellow EcoWomen. I’m Kate, a mid-twenty’s Midwestern transplant to DC and self-proclaimed environmental enthusiast,...
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Apr 30, 20123 min read
April EcoHour Recap: Sustainable Farms!
By Vesper Hubbard In April, DC EcoWomen hosted a panel discussion for EcoHour on local farming. We heard about kosher meat production...
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Apr 26, 20123 min read
What’s So Sustainable About Greening Your Livable Community?!
By Cheryl Kollin, Livability Project Defining sustainability When I mention in casual conversation that I work with “sustainable”...
dcecowomen
Apr 15, 20122 min read
“Like” Social Media? Then Tweet your Professional Brand!
by Vesper Hubbard In the Gen Y era, social media is as ubiquitous in our professional lives as it is in our personal lives. Most of us...