How has the Covid-19 pandemic impacted the future of recycling?

How has the Covid-19 pandemic impacted the future of recycling?

Plastic pollution has always been at the forefront of our minds here at TORRAIN. It’s one of the reasons we do what we do; we’d like to be able to take what has been discarded...
Diversity in the outdoors

Diversity in the outdoors

"We need nature for our healing and our atonement. We need to turn to nature now more than ever so that we can be free of everything that ails us." - Rue Mapp, Founder of...
Interview with Zoe Elle

Interview with Zoe Elle

Stoked to be interviewed and featured on Zoe Elle Co., a badass girl tribe founded on protecting the planet against the negative effects of overconsumption.
TORRAIN Recycled Bags discusses how to start gardening

How to start gardening

"The single greatest lesson the garden teaches is that our relationship to the planet need not be zero-sum, and that as long as the sun still shines and people still can plan and plant, think...
The Intersectionality of Black lives and Environmentalism

The Intersectionality of Black lives and Environmentalism

“This is an inclusive version of environmentalism that advocates for both the protection of people and the planet. It identifies the ways in which injustices happening to marginalized communities and the earth are interconnected. It...
All about POO!

All about POO!

We currently think of poop as waste, however a more progressive way of thinking would be to think of it as a resource - a compostable resource! 
What Is Fairtrade and how does it work?

What Is Fairtrade and how does it work?

"Demand quality, not just in the product you buy, but in the life of the person who made it." - Orsola De Castro  
New Recycled Liner Inspired from Middle Eastern Scarves

New Recycled Liner Inspired from Middle Eastern Scarves

Does this pattern on the left look familiar to you?  
2019 Spring + Summer Events

2019 Spring + Summer Events

Setting up shop with some fresh goods! Stop by any or all of these shows if you're in the area. We'd love to see you.   Next Up: Portland Night Market July 19 + 20th - 4pm - 11pm...