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Image 420 and Haywood Street Congregation - Helping to Stay Warm.

Image 420 and Haywood Street Congregation - Hel...

Not all of the recycled merchandise at Second Gear winds up in someone else’s closet. Some items have reached their peak and can’t be resold.  But they aren’t dumped in...

Image 420 and Haywood Street Congregation - Hel...

Not all of the recycled merchandise at Second Gear winds up in someone else’s closet. Some items have reached their peak and can’t be resold.  But they aren’t dumped in...

Meet Owner-Manager of Second Gear Chris Webster!

Meet Owner-Manager of Second Gear Chris Webster!

When Second Gear owner-manager Chris Webster became a whitewater paddler and raft guide two decades ago his life transformed. As a kid and young adult, he lacked confidence in himself....

Meet Owner-Manager of Second Gear Chris Webster!

When Second Gear owner-manager Chris Webster became a whitewater paddler and raft guide two decades ago his life transformed. As a kid and young adult, he lacked confidence in himself....

Dawn Chavez on Intersectional Justice - Race & Climate

Dawn Chavez on Intersectional Justice - Race & ...

As a woman of color, Dawn Chávez is in rare company as the chief executive of a non-profit environmental organization. Since 2014 she’s served as executive director of Second Gear...

Dawn Chavez on Intersectional Justice - Race & ...

As a woman of color, Dawn Chávez is in rare company as the chief executive of a non-profit environmental organization. Since 2014 she’s served as executive director of Second Gear...

Adair Arbor on Chalk Art, Nature, & Impermanence

Adair Arbor on Chalk Art, Nature, & Impermanence

Chalkboard art, like nature, is transitory. Since it can be erased, chalk lines are fleeting like many parts of the environment: such as a wildflower, a storm, the seasons. The...

Adair Arbor on Chalk Art, Nature, & Impermanence

Chalkboard art, like nature, is transitory. Since it can be erased, chalk lines are fleeting like many parts of the environment: such as a wildflower, a storm, the seasons. The...

Ultrarunner Pete Ripmaster on Solitude, Isolation, & Personal Growth!

Ultrarunner Pete Ripmaster on Solitude, Isolati...

 Quarantine got you down? Second Gear friend Peter Ripmaster explains how the high and lows of solitude and isolation can help you flourish. Ultrarunner Peter Ripmaster is someone who...

Ultrarunner Pete Ripmaster on Solitude, Isolati...

 Quarantine got you down? Second Gear friend Peter Ripmaster explains how the high and lows of solitude and isolation can help you flourish. Ultrarunner Peter Ripmaster is someone who...

Get to Know Cara Mae!

Get to Know Cara Mae!

Dry hands run in Cara Steinbuchel’s family. Her granddad was a mechanic and her mom a nurse. Cara’s a potter. “We always needed a good lotion in the house,” laughs...

Get to Know Cara Mae!

Dry hands run in Cara Steinbuchel’s family. Her granddad was a mechanic and her mom a nurse. Cara’s a potter. “We always needed a good lotion in the house,” laughs...