You can pick up a synthetic sponge for just a few dollars. But a natural sea sponge, hand-harvested from the Mediterranean seafloor, could set you back $30. Harvesting these sponges is dangerous, and ...

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Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

To get the best lather out of your soap or body wash, use a bath sponge in the shower or tub. Bath sponges come in many different forms, from natural sea sponges to mesh puffs to scrubby loofahs.

JAMBIANI, Zanzibar, Aug 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nasir Hassan Haji never thought of herself as a farmer or a swimmer, but as she waded into Zanzibar's blue waters with goggles pulled over her ...

Where do sponges come from? It’s a question I hadn’t considered until my visit to Tarpon Springs, a charming town north of Tampa on Florida’s Gulf Coast. They seem to come from supermarket shelves and ...

Small choices can make a big impact, especially when it comes to sustainability. In an eco-friendly kitchen, the right sponge ...

Even the bike racks have Greek flare in Tarpon Springs on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. A sponge boat is docked to sift through the day’s harvest in Tarpon Springs on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. Natural sea ...