cinder + salt | the salty life

We are excited to announce our collaboration with Save the Sound for their 50th anniversary t-shirts! 

Save the Sound is celebrating 50 years of environmental protection in Connecticut & the Long Island Sound! Save the Sound’s mission is to protect and improve the land, air, and water of Connecticut and Long Island Sound. They use legal and scientific expertise and bring people together to achieve results that benefit our environment for current and future generations. Their network of members work to fight climate change, save endangered lands, protect the Sound and its rivers, and work with nature to restore ecosystems.

Since the founding of cinder + salt in 2014, I've been interested in turning our printshop waste into sculptures of coral reefs. I can’t tell you why it’s been a fixation of mine, but it has, and the concept has finally come full circle with our donation of three mobile, 100% upcycled coral reef sculptures to The Maritime Aquarium in June 2023, in celebration of World Oceans Day.   It all began with the Lorax. As a young child flipping through the book I was enamored by the Truffula Trees. I wanted to live amongst the swommee swans and brown...

It seems like most people have a defining event or moment that jumpstarted their path to living more sustainably. Each of the team members at cinder + salt has a different story about how their eco-journey started and how it's going! Our Retail Operations Manager, Sara, started building a capsule wardrobe and buying with intention and purpose. She also started looking for clothes made from recycled materials. Her favorite sneakers are made from plastic collected off beaches. Rachel, our owner and creative director, has a jungle in her home and wanted a sustainable way to water the jungle. She keeps a pitcher by the sink to collect...

With Earth Month right around the corner, we wanted to re-share these 52 ways to celebrate Earth Day every day. Bonus: they are 100% FREE! Beginner Level (no shame) Go outside. Literally just spend 1 minute outdoors with your eyes closed and smell the air, feel the sun and hear the birds.  Identify some things in your life that you know are wasteful & leave the list somewhere you’ll see it often. This will be a gentle reminder to yourself to create less waste. Subscribe to an eco-friendly lifestyle newsletter or podcast. There are hundreds; take your pick! Follow an eco-account on social media so that...