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Tortuga: Writing The Next Chapter

Tortuga: Writing The Next Chapter

By Julie Bent

Five years in brick and mortar retail has shown me what's possible. It helped me identify what I love about it and what I want to change. In...

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Tortuga: How It Started

Tortuga: How It Started

By Julie Bent

I did my best to shift away from shopping big box stores and large brand names manufacturing in mass quantities. I found myself buying furniture...

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The Transformative Power of Creativity: An Artist's Journey

The Transformative Power of Creativity: An Artist's Journey

By Julie Bent

In a world filled with distractions, it is easy to overlook the impact that creativity has on our lives. Baltimore artist Leyman Scott’s journey back...

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Shopping Sustainably: Reduce, Reuse. Turning Old Into New

Shopping Sustainably: Reduce, Reuse. Turning Old Into New

By Alex Hedley

ALL HOPE IS NOT LOST! When our items get worn down, used up and raggedy, our first instinct is to toss and re-purchase. What if...

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Shopping Sustainably: Three Easy Swaps for a Greener Kitchen

Shopping Sustainably: Three Easy Swaps for a Greener Kitchen

By Alex Hedley

Living a sustainable lifestyle is multi-faceted. There are many components to embracing a different way of living, it means opening up to a new thought...

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Shopping Sustainably: Three Tips on How To Shop Smarter for your Wardrobe

Shopping Sustainably: Three Tips on How To Shop Smarter for your Wardrobe

By Julie Bent

Sustainable shopping, slow-fashion, small batch manufacturing : What does this even mean and why does it matter?Much of our current consumer culture is one that...

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Life After Meta

Life After Meta

By Julie Bent

We are dropping our Meta channels. It's time for Tortuga to move away from Instagram and Facebook and invest our energy into channels that will build this business...

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The Secret To Authentic Gifting

The Secret To Authentic Gifting

By Julie Bent

Be true to yourself and the person you are sharing with. Here are tips to keep you in tune with what's most important when it comes...

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Definition of Spontaneous for Tortuga

The Beauty of Spontaneity

By Julie Bent

Have your ever paused to consider the important difference between being impulsive and being spontaneous?

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