Samantha Romanick, a microbiology PhD student, is the founder and operator of Black Rock Refill, a zero-waste business to help people in the Reno, Nevada and surrounding areas have options to reduce plastic waste in their lives. Studying the biology of micro-plastic contamination in the environment, she knows intimately why we should consider minimizing our use of plastic and how to go about it. She operates her business without a brick and mortar store and still manages to make her products available to a large area.
Life as we know it would be much different if it weren’t for the mysterious and miraculous mycelium. Such an impressive entity, so different...
Yashila Sanchez - a marketing professional in Reno, NV - shares her talents while working as a volunteer organizer/educator in her community, helping to...
Tanner Petrilla has been working as a farm intern at four different organic farms learning what works best with various growing conditions, types of...
