Did you hear the theme of this year’s Western Montana Fair? It’s “Green Thumbs & Pie Crumbs.” Why? It’s a shout out to the Fair’s new commitment to Missoula’s ZERO by FIFTY initiative! The theme ties the Fair’s sustainability goals in nicely with the diversity of exhibits including the Creative Reuse Department. We’re […]
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Tomorrow we will host Missoula’s first Fixit Clinic adjacent to MUD’s Earth Day Celebration. Grab your broken, worn, or malfunctioning items and let a Fixit coach help you revive it. Coaches will help with clothes mending, small appliance & electrical, small engine, and knife sharpening. Tomorrow we also welcome Daniele Vickers, our Open AIR spring artist-in-residence. Daniele […]
The newest addition to our Community Room creative reuse collection is 1000 colorful paper cranes lovingly folded from used (aka scrap) paper by The Cranium, a group of artists dedicated to creating origami experiences in Missoula and beyond. The Japanese word “senbazuru” means folding 1000 cranes, stringing them together, and presenting them […]
We’ve learned a thing or two over the years here at Home ReSource. Like what? Like that some artists love Home ReSource as a place to find materials & inspiration. We have hosted artists-in-residence a few times, but are thrilled to be a host site for the newly-formed Western Montana Creative […]
As of this Sunday, Home ReSource is a Bags for Change recipient at Lucky’s Market. So if you shop at Lucky’s, bring your reusable bag and consider dropping your wooden dime into our slot to support our Community Sustainability Programs. It’s happening until May 25, so that could be a lot of […]
French aviator and author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry once said, “If you want to build a ship, don’t gather your people and ask them to provide wood, prepare tools, assign tasks. Call them together and raise in their minds the longing for the endless sea.” For us, the proverbial endless sea is […]
Our 14th annual SponCon was a blast. While fewer bars emerged from the contest than in recent years, the teams continue to raise the bar with their vision, creativity, and craft. Thanks to all who competed and came out to celebrate Missoula’s thriving culture of reuse with us. Our 8th Annual Banquet & […]
Building contest starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. Family-friendly activities start at 11 a.m. Fun continues ’til it stops. Build Watch the magic happen. The building contest is for builders and spectators. It’s live building with some of Missoula’s best craftspersons and artisans! We have 28 teams […]
Join Home ReSource, Missoula in Motion, and 50 other great Missoula orgs as we take over Higgins Street for Sunday Streets this Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. At our booth, near 3rd St. south of the bridge, you can play Giant Jenga or help us build the Home ReSource-asaurus in preparation for SponCon next Saturday. We’ll […]