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Plastic Swear Jar Challenge & Earth Day Festival 2021
Beginning on Earth Day, we held our fifth annual, week long, Plastic Swear Jar Challenge.
Plant-Based March Challenge Recap
Did you miss the 2021 Plant-Based March Challenge? Get links to all of the emails with recipes, tips, resources and information.
Where does it go? Environmental Justice
Our latest WHERE DOES IT GO? episode is a special edition focused on environmental justice.
Plant-Based March Challenge 2021
Join us in going plant-based for the whole month of March with tricks, tips, and recipes!
Keeping Clean with Active Skin Repair
Non-toxic one-stop-shop for cleaning and healing wounds and skin issues.
Beginner’s Guide to Surfing
From our CTF partner SLO Active, this online guide offers key information for beginner surfers.
Paddle Out for Unity
A profound day in surf culture history, thousands of people gathered to mourn lives lost to police brutality and systemic racism.
Featured Artist: Elena Grib
“I believe that inspiration comes from inside of you, not outside.” - Elena Grib, Love Your Mother Artwork
Where Does It Go? FOOD WASTE
If food waste were its own country, it would be the world’s third largest greenhouse gas emitter.
Check out Where Does It Go? Food Waste
Fijian Dreams and Ding Dings
Our co-founder Anna Santoro’s personal account of her experience distributing menses supplies to women in Fiji.
Where Does It Go? CLOTHING
Garment production grows bigger each year, but where does it go?
Where Does It Go? MOTOR OIL
Ever wonder what happens to the used Motor Oil? We answer the question, Where does it go?
Featured Artist: Haley Bugelli
Meet our dear friend, CTF Advocate, and amazing designer Haley Bugelli. She’s got a dear love for the sea and a passionate heart!
Shero: Keli Campbell
“…if within the heat, all six team members stand up on the same party wave, or “booster wave”, the team gets extra points”. Learn more about the event and work of our Shero, Keli Campbell
CTF Featured in Surfer Magazine
In 2018, Ashtyn Douglas from Surfer Magazine joined CTF in Dominican Republic to work with the Mariposa Foundation
Featured Shero: Sarah Brady
A life-long surfer, passionate student, and activist, Sarah has been a loud voice for SanO Nuclear Waste awareness.
Featured Tide-Changer: Phil Bresnahan
Phil is the lead engineer on the Smart Fin Project and works to set an example for sustainability in science.