WNBA superstar Brittney Grinerâs February arrest at a Russian airport for carrying cannabis vape cartridges shocked the world. While this incident has clear geopolitical implications, her August conviction for drug possession and smuggling, and nine-year prison sentence that followed, was still heartbreaking. Throughout her ordeal, I have felt a profound sadness for Brittney and her family.
Category: Heal Soul! Advocacy & Progressive Business Practices
We’re known as the “fighting soap company.” Advocacy and treating our employees like family are as essential to us as soapmaking. Learn about the causes we champion and how you can help us Unite the Human Race!
Responding to the Anti-Semitic Bigotry and Anti-Indigenous Colonialism of Decriminalize Natureâs Leadership
Recently a colleague forwarded a graphic that Decriminalize Natureâs leadership was spreading around listservs. This latest defamation campaign targets myself and River Styx co-directors Miriam Volat and Cody Swift using anti-semitic imagery and tropes as well as flat out lies and misinformation about us. The yellow stars in the images, which Jews were forced to wear in Nazi-occupied Europe,
We Need YOU!… to Regenerate America
In 2016, I was living on a commune in Willits, California. It was incredible living on 5,000 acres of field, forest, stream, and pond. The current generation of community members and land stewardsâsome who were born on the land and had raised their own children and grandchildren on the landâhad deeply committed to sustainable, regenerative, and organic agriculture and holistic animal husbandry,
Traveling Sucks. Period.
by Liz Kost
Itâs four a.m. and my family is packing up to leave our hotel after a long vacation when, surprise! My period arrives a couple days early. No problem. I had an emergency tampon at the ready and could just purchase more at the airport. After driving to the airport and getting through security I landed at a newsstand near our gate.
A Peek Behind the Soap: Oil Refining with Richard Jones
Richard Jones, our Bulk Manufacturing Supervisor, was recently named Dr. Bronnerâs Employee of the Quarterâalong with our Quality Assurance Manager Liz Schwartzâfor their efforts in scaling up our in-house bar soap base manufacturing. From Petroleum to Palm You wouldnât expect a job recommendation to come from your therapist, but in a bit of cosmic serendipity, thatâs exactly how our Bulk Manufacturing Supervisor Richard Jones found his ideal career at Dr.
You Shop, We Give! Support Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Plant Medicines!
Did you know? Dr. Bronnerâs webstore customers can direct 10% of their purchase amount to organizations advancing psychedelic-assisted therapies and plant medicines. A growing body of medical research demonstrates the efficacy of these therapies and medicines to provide safe and lasting relief for those suffering from difficult to treat ailments like PTSD and major depressive disorder.
Remove Plastic From our Oceans with the Ocean Bubble Buddy
The Ocean Bubble Buddy is no longer in stock, but we will let you know if we make it available again! Plastic Problems  Plastic is a major threat to the health of our oceans. Through rivers and streams, discarded waste makes its way into our sewage, rivers and eventually to the sea,
Regenerative Organic Certifiedâą Launched! Now What?
Agriculture & Climate Climate-smart agriculture can no longer be considered an afterthought in terms of federal strategies to combat climate change. The science supports the abundant connections between soil health and carbon storage, climate resiliency, and healthy food systems. We need to diminish, if not entirely eliminate, the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers that raise our GHG emissions,
On Pronoun Sharing
Why we invite but don’t require staff to share pronouns Respecting peopleâs identities and cultivating a culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to refer to people respectfullyâaccording to each personâs gender identityâhelps make our workplace at Dr. Bronnerâs, and ultimately society, more inclusive. It’s important to distinguish between sex and gender. Sex is assigned at birth.
Celebrating JuneteenthâWhat Does it Mean to be Free?
by Spearitwurx
Juneteenth commemorates the approximate day when the last enslaved persons were set free in America. The news of the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 did not reach all folks in bondage overnight, and some slavemasters even withheld the information until after harvest season. Galveston, Texas was the last place the news of Freedom and the passage of the 13th amendment was shared as Federal troops came and read general Order number 3: âThe people of Texas are informed that,