Slow+Sustain

25/02/2022

Here's the uncut version! The condensed version is on IGTV. You can also find us on Youtube!

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19/02/2022

Reprints are in! This is the second print run of our last issue "Remembering the Magic of Physical Spaces". Now shipping out of Los Angeles.

https://www.itsworkscollective.org/products/issue-no-03-of-slow-sustain-magazine-physical-spaces

Our latest semi-annual publication created by the Slow + Sustain Summer/Fall '21 team covers physical stores, innovations, personal stories and more. Proceeds from your purchase go towards creating magazines that highlight women-owned businesses.

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Submit your resume and portfolio to our job site on Linktree (or use our LinkedIn)! Our three month long volunteer program is a great way to meet women business owners, collaborate with other creatives and gain hands-on work experience. Free printed copies are gifted to contributing volunteers — create the perfect portfolio piece to share with prospective employers/clients.

Slow + Sustain Magazine is based out of Los Angeles. Work remotely or meet up with collaborators in your vicinity.

01/12/2021

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25/11/2021

Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁🍽 You can browse a text-only version of issue no. 03 online now! The printed version has custom art, original photography, previously unpublished personal stories and more! Our magazine is focused on women’s entrepreneurial experiences and our latest issue is about “Physical Spaces”.

Buy for yourself or get a few to obtain deeper discounts. We have wholesale prices available to resellers. Support us and sell our new issue in-store or online through your own platforms!

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25/11/2021

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23/11/2021

BUY ONE OR PREORDER BULK: Buy a single copy on our website - or - click on link in bio to order larger quantities (for resale from your online platform/physical space).

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23/11/2021

Go to our website to read this article on Annesta! https://slowandsustain.org/take-a-leap-annesta-le/

23/11/2021

Go to our website to read this article on Jenna!
https://slowandsustain.org/women-at-work-no-time-for-leisure-jenna-strzelecki/

22/11/2021

Natural Resources, CA

NURTURING NATURALLY — This pregnancy + parenting community is over 30 years old! It evolved into a nonprofit and recently changed locations. The directors keep it open for new parents.

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22/11/2021

Aloha Food Factory, CA

THE END OF AN ERA: ALOHA, GOODBYE? — Opening the space in her forties, the owner talks about coming from a restaurant family, taking on new partners during the pandemic and narrowly losing her lease.

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22/11/2021

Green & Bisque Clayhouse, CA

CIRCLE BACK TO AN EARLY LOVE — A graphic designer for trial attorneys by trade, Bridgette shares her early love of the clay studio and how she fortuitously came to acquire it when the owners sold.

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22/11/2021

Daughter Handwovens & Abode Studio, GA

WOVEN FOR THE HOME — An artisan who produces textiles from a loom and forms an artists’ collective in studio Abode. This Christian maker flexes her creativity that underscores her womanly strengths.

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21/11/2021

Clever Carbon, NY

ARE YOU CLEVER ABOUT CLIMATE? — With the belief that sustainability labeling will bring awareness of how products we consume affect the environment, this CEO urges corporations into action.

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21/11/2021

San Marino Café, CA

CREATING IMPACT THROUGH FOOD AND COMMUNITY — Owner of the neighborhood bodega shares a tale of her ancestry that galvanizes her, and recent pandemic efforts to feed the elderly, unhoused.

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21/11/2021

Annesta Le, NY

TAKE THE LEAP — Annesta Le shares the unconventional path she took from IT to digital media and finally becoming a full-time artist exhibiting her neon sculptures and drawings in galleries and homes.

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21/11/2021

In Good Co. Shop, MA

RETAIL WITH PURPOSE — Former interior designer ventures out to create a shopfront that invites patrons to a sense of belonging. This LGBTQ-owned store showcases wares by local makers and sells online too.

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20/11/2021

Anthracite Fitness Factory, PA

WOMEN AT WORK, NO TIME FOR LEISURE — Seasoned gym owner stays fit with day job while in-person workout sessions return to full swing. This fitness center was not planned as a women’s space!

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20/11/2021

Local Roots NYC, NY

OUTSIDE OF THE BOX: CSA HOME COOKING — Rockstar CEO takes her CSA business into its first retail space selling produce and fusion farm-to-table menu items, reminiscent of childhood favorites.

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20/11/2021

Flux Art Space, CA

CREATE THE PRESENCE YOU THINK IS MISSING — A college professor and installation artist, Betsy Lohrer Hall talks about watching her gallery’s neighborhood flourish, and mentoring new artists.

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20/11/2021

Boston Women’s Market, MA

GATHERING TOGETHER — Marketing and e-commerce specialist creates pop-up markets by filling up unused spaces to form a larger vendor community that provides support and resources.

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19/11/2021

Babes of Wellness, CA

MORE THAN WELLNESS — Former advocate for women experiencing domestic violence opens gym in Compton, Calif. It is a safe, women-only space clients keep coming back to.

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19/11/2021

Cultural Roots Nursery, CA

INSIDE CULTURAL ROOTS NURSERY — The partners tell us about their new agricultural business offering seed starts of hard-to-find varieties that their respective ethnic communities are nostalgic for.

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19/11/2021

Pauline Houston McCall, PA

YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE “IN THE KNOW”: MAKE YOUR OWN “KNOW” — An educator in the arts, Pauline McCall tells us about creating her own women’s art collective and moving into a new gallery space.

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19/11/2021

Pauline Houston McCall, PA

YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE “IN THE KNOW”: MAKE YOUR OWN “KNOW” — An educator in the arts, Pauline McCall tells us about creating her own women’s art collective and moving into a new gallery space.

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19/11/2021

East West Shop, CA

DESIGNED, REWORKED — Fashion designer creates a vintage/thrift collection in Chinatown Los Angeles. Items displayed in the shop are mended and labeled for sustainability and environmental concerns.

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19/11/2021

Our third issue is here! Click the link in bio to preorder YOURS!

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