I live in a small intentional community called EcoHouse, which has the goal of not producing ANY trash (or recycling) at all. Living trash-free means avoiding purchasing items that come with packaging, creatively reusing containers instead of recycling, and doing lots of composting. Clean discarded materials become transformed into ART, which can be purchased here and in a few local galleries.

EcoHouse is a small "urban farm" that is a cross between a communal EcoVillage and a glorified group house with a focus on sustainability and growing edibles. Sharing resources is one of the best ways to live a more sustainable and abundant life. Read more about the communities movement here: http://ic.org

In addition to making art + being a stay-at-home mom to my awesome toddler daughter, I also teach art/sustainability workshops for a creative reuse center called Scrap Exchange. I teach others how to make all sorts of useful things from reused + recycled materials, and how to reduce producing waste in general.

ECOHOUSE BLOG:
Follow our EcoHouse adventures on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/ecohousedurham

MY ART BLOG:
Check this out to see more of my artwork, tutorials, and other fun stuff:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Art-Adventures-with-Tikva-Adler/198903363467062