Andrew Frank is the the founder of the nonprofit, Space Cadet, in Reno, NV.  Every yea

Andrew Frank is the the founder of the nonprofit, Space Cadet, in Reno, NV.  Every year large amounts of retail displays/fixtures are being sent to landfills.  Andrew has made it his mission to prevent this from happening.  His Nevada nonprofit, Space Cadet, helps companies repurpose their components responsibly and he is encouraging and offering to help others to do this as well all across the country.  This is critically important as many large retail companies are going out of business and these items could be utilized by local businesses that are in need.

r large amounts of retail displays/fixtures are being sent to landfills.  Andrew has made it his mission to prevent this from happening.  His Nevada nonprofit, Space Cadet, helps companies repurpose their components responsibly and he is encouraging and offering to help others to do this as well all across the country.  This is critically important as many large retail companies are going out of business and these items could be utilized by local businesses that are in need.

Space Cadet Nonprofit

Space Cadet Shop:

"We opened our store to support local artists, entrepreneurs, and certified B-Corporations.  We're a place to shop sustainably and nurture your creative side, all while generating zero trash."

https://www.cadetspace.org/

Among other numerous community service roles, Earstin Whitten is the co-founder and president of Soulful Seeds, a non-profit whose mission is to provide greater food security through community gardens and gardening education.  He is also affectionately known as the local “Guru of Garlic” as he teaches community members how to grow garlic successfully.

Soulful Seeds, Reno, NV

https://www.soulful-seeds.com/

Soulful Seeds Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/soulfulseedsnnv/

Charles grew up in California, enjoying the outdoors, surfing, and working in restaurants as he attended school.  He ended up in Reno, Nevada and is now the program director of University of Nevada Reno’s Desert Farming Initiative.  He is an agricultural specialist for sustainable and organic farming practices.  His previous experience includes multiple diversified row crop farms, small-scale orchards, CSAs, farmer’s markets and restaurants.

He was a part of the AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards Project where he put into practice the belief that farms can contribute to maintaining and protecting the health of watersheds through sustainable soil management and enhancing farm biodiversity. In addition, Charles is a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control and registered Soil Health Champion with the National Association of Conservation Districts.

University of Nevada – Reno Faculty:

http://naes.unr.edu/directory_details.aspx?hIj7_GDp0x45=1455

Desert Farming Initiative

https://naes.unr.edu/dfi/default.aspx

Emy Damian with a medical background found herself searching for safer cosmetics for her daughter.  Becoming informed opened her eyes to the hundreds of potentially toxic chemicals in over-the-counter beauty products.  Beautycounter provided her a unique opportunity to start her own micro business that provides safer cosmetic products.  For Emy this is not just a business, but a mission.

Facebook page:

Emy's Beautycounter: https://www.facebook.com/EmyBeautycounter/

Facebook group (where I share more personal clean beauty info and giveaways): 

Emy's Clean Quest: https://www.facebook.com/groups/268025237981638/

Instagram: _untaintedbeauty    (underscore then "untaintedbeauty")

Website / online store: http://www.beautycounter.com/emydamian   (My New clients get 10% off with code CHANGEBEAUTY10)

Contact Emy or subscribe to her monthly newsletter: [email protected]

Lorie English loves upcycling taking vintage feed sacks, and clothing and transforming them into great handbags, wallets, and pouches. It is a unique creative design challenge to work with these fabrics to produce unique bags in many popular styles.  All of the fabric, including the linings are made from other items. 

ReCreated Website: https://www.recreatednow.com/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/recreated_now/

Etsy Shop:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/LoriesBags?social_invites=1&si_uuid=e510f50f-7d23-402f-abb5-7092d9baeaa1&user_id=18795170&si_time=1573996202&si_page=shop_home&si_trigger=ss&si_object_id=ui.core.CoreActivity&platform=android

Interview with David English, the founder of Black Owl Guitars in New Bern, N. Carolina, and wiring technician, Mark Schomaker.  Black Owl Guitars make full functioning strings instruments, amplifiers, and electric kazoos. Both of these musicians are talented creators that solve creative challenges to make instruments with great sound from what would have been waste.

http://blackowlguitars.com/index.html

https://www.etsy.com/market/black_owl_guitars

https://www.facebook.com/Black-Owl-Guitars-239474402756778/

Katherine Prior is a full-time university student, at The University of Western Ontario and an eco-blogger and social media influencer with “SweetSustainability.ca”. She grew up caring and being inspired by nature but began to notice the unsustainable aspects of her life.  She has since grown passionate about saving the planet, imperfect low-waste living, ethical fashion, flexitarianism, conscious consumerism, mindfulness, and intersectional environmentalism.

With her blog and social media, Katherine tries to find creative solutions for making low impact living more inclusive, as well as increase accessibility in the awareness of climate justice issues. Katherine aims to use her blog as a space to share her honest experience, research, and tips she has learned along her journey to a more intentional and sustainable life, with the goal of creating more climate advocates and activists. Katherine firmly believes every small step towards positive change counts, and that we all have a role to play in creating systemic and lasting change.

Kat | The Sweet Sustainability Blog

Website: https://sweetsustainability.ca 
Email: [email protected]

Instagram:@sweet.sustainability

Lynn Mehl as an environmentalist has taken her passion to save the planet and has used it to take over and convert a conventional florist business into one of the first full-service eco-florist models of sustainability in the country.  Lynn while running her business also promotes, writes, and educates that this CAN be done and profitably.  Her goal now is to influence and promote green planet-friendly thinking to both consumers and the industry.

https://goodolddaysflorist.com/

Pennye Napier-Jones and her partner, Julie Piez, together are the co-founders and owners of The Big Bad Woof incorporated.  Their company specializes in premium, organic, holistic, locally-sourced,  and raw foods and supplies.  Big Bad Woof works to source products that are sustainable, locally-made, fair-trade, and made using sustainable manufacturing methods.

When Nicky and Dave had children that were born with severe allergies, they decided that switching to safer and more nutritious foods would be part of the solution for better health. Together, they now run Permaculture Gardens where they educate people with free webinars, educational blogs, and offer a garden mentoring program to help families grow abundantly.

Permaculture Gardens has received the “Most Sustainable Brand” award at the Green Festivals and Nicky & Dave’s work has been featured in the Huffington Post, Permaculture Research Institute in Australia, and Green America.org.