Consumption explained to children
The holiday season is over, we have just gone through the most intense period of consumption of the whole year. We sometimes consume in moderation, sometimes in excess, but are we concerned with e...
When local initiatives revive a village
Once upon a time, there was a village, a small municipality called Sainte-Lucie-de-Beauregard. Located about 2 hours from Quebec, this village has seen me grow at the same time as I have seen it qu...
My minimalist and local-loving Christmas
The holidays are a time of total happiness for me. I am the anti- grinch ! As of December 1st, decorations and Christmas tree embellish and decorate my house. It is sickly. I have already cried al...
Dinette Magazine, all the inspiration in bookbinding
To those who still don't know what Dinette Magazine is, we could tell them that it's a kind of “touski” paper version. Not in “everything left to eat in the fridge”, but rather in what manages to ...
The Cost Behind Product 2: Toys
In this series of articles, we want to highlight the factors affecting the cost behind the product made in Quebec. The first article offered an overview of local production versus “made in China” ...
My awareness of overconsumption and “fast fashion”
“Man is like nature, he abhors a vacuum. –Victor Hugo This describes what led me, a few years ago, to fall into the world of overconsumption and fast fashion . Since I was young, my parents ha...
