Testimony (3/4/21) Baltimore County Solid Waste Work Group's Public Hearing Edits & Response to the Work Group's 'Proposed Stragies'...

The word "Echo" in Echotopia reflects my mission, as does the endlessly looping form of our logo. It took me many months to dream up this...

Echotopia's 5 R's. Added Rejoice and Relax from Nancy near D.C. (thanks Nancy). Add R for Rot (compost). No recycling, recovery needed,...

“This is the critical step,” said Ashley Wallis, plastics campaigner for Oceana Canada. “It’s the key that unlocks so many possibilities...

At Echotopia we make our own simple, natural cleaning products. Thus we avoid passing harmful ingredients to customers. Why? Learn from...

If, like me, y0u don't understand Maryland's recycling and waste disposal processes, read this excellent, explanatory testimony in favor...

Who are your mentors? I have several, and I consider two extraordinary women to be among them. Dr. Jane Goodall: When my sons Gabriel...

"Canada and the EU have banned over 1,300 ingredients from being used in household and skincare products, the US has only banned 11." ...

At Echotopia, I am paying attention to recycling, energy an zero waste path policy proposals coming out of Annapolis; I am even...

In 2018, as a resident, I became a charter subscriber with Neighborhood Sun, Maryland's economic justice-oriented community solar...

At Echotopia, over a period of five years - with a refill station for my cleaning products at Baltimore weekend farmers markets - I...

Today, a Baltimore city council committee debated Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke's new bill to stop a new contract with Baltimore's deadly...

Do you ever wonder why reducing plastic trash is so hard to do? Here's today's cover New York Times article with insights: "Faced with...

In harvesting, timing is everything. Like a coastal ocean wave, like other unique beings, each plant, every weather condition, in one...

After watching The Story of Plastic , I began to wonder who the biggest product-based plastic polluters are. This information is helpful...

This year's Seed Rounds include the plants listed, saved in summer/fall 2019. They look like small rice crackers (don't eat them ;-)....

Last week's herbal harvest: lavender, sage, rosemary, chamomile, oregano, lemon balm, thyme, french tarragon, peppermint. These are hung...

At Echotopia, we are on the plastic-free path. The only plastic containers we use - if there are no other options - are sturdy, upcycled,...

Happy customers, holding their zero-waste, local garden-based, non-toxic products. Their smiling faces convey relief and happiness. These...

Turns out, smelling essential oils brings health benefits. So the fact that we use them topically (i.e. a small amount mixed into other...