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Kirsten Schoner

Kirsten enjoys writing about sustainable parenting. As content manager, she is a silent force behind the online magazine. She does this from Austria, where she tries to live as sustainably as possible with her husband and two daughters.

Mohair: luxurious wool with a black edge

  • 13 October 2025

The wool of angora goats is called mohair. Originally, this wool comes from Turkey, just like angora wool from rabbits. To avoid confusion, the wool was given...

Is there sustainable angora wool without animal suffering?

  • 13 October 2025

Angora wool is super soft and wonderfully warm. No wonder, therefore, jumpers, hats, blankets and even underwear are made from it. Or ‘were’ we should say. Because.

Forgotten vegetable recipe: creamy pasta with salsify

  • 6 October 2025

Salsify? Yes, that's that forgotten seasonal vegetable you can find on Dutch soil in autumn and winter. These black roots look with...

How festive are balloons and do sustainable balloons exist

  • 29 September 2025

A frequent guest at parties and celebrations: balloons. Hang a few and it looks instantly festive. But what happens to...

DIY: zero waste wipes

  • 30 July 2025

Almost every brand-new parent has them at home: wipes. Not only can you use them to clean dirty bottoms, but also dirty mouths and hands are...

Washing washable nappies: how exactly does it work?

  • 7 May 2025

An article about poop and pee! Because one of the biggest misconceptions about washable nappies is that they would be dirty or unhygienic. And that misconception...

Vegan perfume? Why not all colognes are vegan

  • 30 April 2025

You might not immediately think about it when you spray on one of those nice fragrances, but perfume is not always vegan. In the past, animal...

Looking for sustainable perfume

  • 30 April 2025

We often spray it on without thinking about it: perfume! But what is that delicious fragrance actually made of? And how ‘nice’ is that...

Textile dyes: how do our clothes get those beautiful colours?

  • 9 April 2025

Very cosy all those bright colours and prints in your wardrobe, but where do those bright colours actually come from? That story is often a little less...

How durable is aluminium foil around an Easter egg?

  • 10 March 2025

Hooray, it's time for Easter eggs again! At thegreenlist.nl, we are as happy as an egg to see that these days there are eggs in almost every...