Permission granted: Empower your conservation activism
Our eyes were searching the sandy beach, hyper focused on the grainy landscape looking for tiny bits of plastic. Normally our attention...
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May 26, 20224 min read
Full circle: the mountain that wouldn’t let go
“For twenty-three years now I have gazed at Mt. Rainier when her mischievous modesty prompts her to show a bit of herself above the...
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Mar 28, 20225 min read
Rethinking Fish (or How to Save the Orcas)
A couple of Septembers ago my daughter and I sat on a fallen tree that made a bridge across a local salmon stream. We settled there, legs...
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Sep 21, 20213 min read
Heartwood: Nature’s Strength and a Timely Reminder from 1940
“Responding to Dorothy’s eagerness or to the painter’s provocative questions, Sam talked of the earth perhaps in the beginning completely...
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Jul 4, 20215 min read
Confessions of an Earth Empath
Does your life have a soundtrack? I don’t mean, what is your favorite song, or what do you blare on the car radio when the weather is...
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Jun 30, 20215 min read
Lady on the Beach and a Road Trip Inspired
As the ability to travel becomes more possible after a year of lockdowns and isolation, people are anxious to hop on planes and pack up...
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Sep 28, 20203 min read
Seventy-One Percent: What it Means (and why we’re excited!)
When we first started Barefoot Eco Outfitters, we knew we wanted to use this business as a vehicle to support non-profit conservation...
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Jun 22, 20205 min read
The Matter of Greenwashing and How to Protect Yourself
Scrolling through my Instagram and Facebook feeds these past several months has left me agitated. Of course, there are a lot of things to...
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Jan 15, 20205 min read
Local Impacts Global: A Mission Refined
Wow, that was fast! Our third year in business is now behind us, and as we look ahead to a whole new decade, it’s good for us to reflect...
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Sep 3, 20197 min read
The Humbling Truth about Eco-Friendly Fabrics (and the desire to do good)
For us, the single most frustrating aspect of striving to be eco-friendly, is that there is no right answer, no silver bullet, no...
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Aug 16, 20196 min read
A Primer for becoming a Trash Cleanup Hero
We’re big believers in grassroots movements, the power of passionate people to create change! At the heart of our mission is the desire...
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Jan 9, 201911 min read
The Road to Earth-Conscious Living (and why we need to be patient with each other)
There’s no question that the past two years have put us all at a crossroads. No matter which side of the issues you fall on, it has been...
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Nov 16, 20184 min read
Does it even Matter?
The title of the event said it all: Curiosity Days! It was held at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle and featured a wide variety of...
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Nov 4, 20183 min read
Tahlequah: The Orca that Touched our Hearts and Changed our Minds
This past July was an emotional time for Washington State and Canadian residents, and whale lovers around the world, as an orca named...
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May 10, 20185 min read
Of Courage and Inclusion: Fostering Safety and Acceptance in our Wild Places
I first heard about Ambreen Tariq, founder of @brownpeoplecamping, when she was being interviewed by a local talk radio station here in...
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Apr 16, 20186 min read
What’s in a Number?
Being earth friendly can take many forms. Obviously here at Barefoot Eco Outfitters we deal with eco-friendly apparel (and shipping...
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Mar 27, 20185 min read
Why do You Go?
Why do you go to the wild places? Do you head to nature because you are brave and confident and seek to explore? Or do you go because you...
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Nov 29, 20172 min read
When is a T-Shirt not just a T-Shirt?
A t-shirt is just a t-shirt, right? Or is it? We think not. The clothes we wear have a backstory, and often it’s a rather sordid past! It...
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Nov 14, 20173 min read
Changing a Lightbulb (to Change the World)
It’s hard to overstate the importance of nature. As much as we may try to separate ourselves from a connection with the natural world,...
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Aug 10, 20173 min read
What does it Mean to be Authentic?
Our tag line at Barefoot Eco Outfitters is, “Authentic Apparel with a Heart for Change,” but what does that mean exactly? What does it...
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