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Low-Waste Gift Wrap Guide

Low-Waste Gift Wrap Guide

By Catherine Frerker

Excited for the holiday season, but dreading the piles of discarded wrapping paper, less-than-useful gifts, and excessive packaging that will accumulate? Look no further than...

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Good Flower Farm: Feeling Grateful

Good Flower Farm: Feeling Grateful

By Catherine Frerker

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we at Green Life Trading Co. are feeling extra thankful for the innovative, sustainable brands we get to work...

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Something New…But Also Something Old…

Something New…But Also Something Old…

Sasha Stone
By Sasha Stone

One of my favorite parts of the day-to-day at a refill shop is getting to see the unique containers you bring in to fill. I’ve...

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Wisconsin Refill Store Dreams Big

Wisconsin Refill Store Dreams Big

By Hanna Kohn

Refill stores are beautiful because of the creativity that they bring out in people. Refilling requires you to see beauty and potential in the mundane...

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Let’s Talk About Prices

Let’s Talk About Prices

Sasha Stone
By Sasha Stone

Refill stores, and Green Life in particular, sit in an unusual middle space when it comes to price point. If you view us as an...

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To Green Life and Back: Madison Cargo Bike Deliveries with Tom

To Green Life and Back: Madison Cargo Bike Deliveries with Tom

By Hanna Kohn

When we need a restock on five gallon buckets of liquid dish soap, vinegar or body wash from the Green Life Trading Co. warehouse space...

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Staff Picks Summer Edition

Staff Picks Summer Edition

By Hanna Kohn

Lauren   Face Multi-Pencil “The Face Multi-Pencil has quickly become a favorite product of mine. I use it most often for concealer and I like...

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Summer is Yours Playlist

Summer is Yours Playlist

By Hanna Kohn

We’ve updated our radio station with new tracks for bike trips, beach days and basking in the sun. Summer is Yours Charli xcx - Apple...

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Emma Mends Knits

Emma Mends Knits

By Hanna Kohn

Our resident repair expert Emma Mends Knits will be popping up at Green Life Trading Co. (1334 Williamson Street, Madison, WI) on June 29th from...

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Sasha Stone

Sasha Stone is the owner and founder of Green Life Trading Co., a refill and sustainable store based in Madison, WI. She has been working to connect people with eco-friendly products since 2018 and  holds a Bachelor of  Sociology degree with a minor in Conservation and Environmental Science from UW-Milwaukee. She has heard it all when it comes to questions about low waste living. Submit your sustainable living questions to Sasha@greenlifetradinco.com.

Hanna Kohn

Hanna Kohn was the Operations Manager & Marketing Coordinator with Green Life Trading Co. where she has been educating and connecting individuals and small businesses with sustainable products and solutions from 2021-2024. She holds a degree in Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a Sustain Dane Master Recycler and Water Steward. When she's not at the shop, Hanna volunteers at WVMO 98.7 FM - Monona's Community Radio Station where she hosts Playhouse, a weekly broadcast of music including contemporary electronic, synth pop and jazz.