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Hello friend,

Climate change is on our minds this week with the terrible fires in Los Angeles serving as a brutal reminder of the fragility of the planet. Many of the brand stories we tell each week have a sustainability bent, but this week we wanted to explore upcycling and how it is not only great for business, but essential for the earth.  

We feature a clothing brand that takes discarded vintage designer pieces and reinvents them with a contemporary spin; we introduce you to two brands that rescue imperfect produce rejected by the food industry to make beautiful and healthy products; we show you what grows from a vision to repurpose recycled paper; and tempt you to repurpose your home as a guest house, enabling you to travel the world at low cost.  

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 Vintage is great. But vintage reimagined with a contemporary twist is even better. Learn about the woman-owned brand that’s upcycling classics to make them current.

Did you know that tons of perfectly good fruit and vegetables are discarded due to visual imperfections? Meet the duo who is on a mission to rescue ugly produce.

Find out how a seedling of an idea turned into a global venture for a Canadian mother-daughter team who found a way to repurpose discarded paper.

Banana is one of the most potent ingredients you can add to your skin care routine. You heard that right. This brand upcycles bananas rejected by the food industry.

This may just be the best excuse to repurpose your home as a guest house. Learn about the women-owned brand making home swapping an affordable way to travel.

Watch this space for five quick things to make your life a little richer.

If our Upcycling Issue has inspired you to embrace the concept then follow Upcycle That on IG for some fun ways to repurpose items you may already own.

Sheep are first-rate upcyclers! Their woolly coats get upcycled into sweaters and blankies for us! Here’s a feel-good clip of a lost sheep whose coat grew to 80 lbs of wool. That’s a lot of sweaters!

How much food (and money) do you waste by throwing out items that are past their prime? It is an enormous environmental problem, and it doesn’t need to be. Here are some great ideas from Julie Van Rosendaal to help combat the issue.

If you love the aroma of treats in the oven, Tieghan Gerard of Half-Baked Harvest has the perfect brownie recipe to fill your house with the scent of yum! It’s Tonia’s go-to….as it’s fool-proof, easy and delicious. Crinkle Top Brownies will be your new fave!

We know you love Mel Robbins, we love her too! And her annual How to Make The Next Year The Best Year podcast is one of her best! Just in case you missed it, here you go!

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Did you miss last week’s newsletter? It was a good one! Take a peak at The Mountain Issue here.