Why pack that much clothes? Travel light with versatile clothing. Save time, efforts, money, and reduce pollution. Textile industry is one of the most pollutants releasing industries of the world and we want to fight that. And we also suppressed the zipper and replaced with a very revolutionary magnet system. One product - 20 ways to wear it Wear it as is, zipper in front, it's a jacket. Zipper in the back, you have a sweatshirt. Add a collar, you instantly become more elegant. Protect you head with the hood, you are warm and cosy. Multiply the effects for up to 20+ different combinations. So many fun ways to look different ! The Belt Clip Very unique patented mechanical magnet system. The clip closes by itself once you approach the two ends. It's like magic. No more pushing to enter one part into the other. No more pressing to extract a clucked part. Once closed, it is impossible to snatch. Pockets The pockets are on the grey side of the garment to give a sporty look. We chose not to have pockets on the black side to inspire a more elegant look The fabric we use benefits from the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS). It is organic cotton, soft, strong, machine washable, breathable and non polluting OEKO Tex Label STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® is one of the world's best-known labels for textiles tested for harmful substances. It stands for customer confidence and high product safety. Find out here what STANDARD 100 means and why it is worth checking for this label when buying textiles. We even obtained the OEKO Tex Label for our magnets. They are as safe as safe can be. Humanist philosophy We fully comply to the GOTS norms but also added our own ethIC. Our productions are made in thoroughly selected human size factories unable to produce more than 1000 units per day and no more than 50 workers to preserve well being and social labor norms. Before we chose them, we have scrupulously verified that working conditions were respected and that the employees were paid decent wages. And very important, we strongly condemn and reject any form of child labor. IC is determined and committed to respecting human labor in its production centers and regularly ensures their well-being and the benefits they can receive. Besides, these highly priority concerns, we emphasise on work quality and are very strict and demanding on perfect job. We will not settle for approximate quality. Any non perfect IC garment Is unconditionally rejected. Production Centers ICone will be produced at strategic points around the world to minimize transportation cost and reduce the CO2 impact on the planet. Pollution Textile industry is the second polluting industry in the world after oil industry. Do you know that making a simple cotton T-shirt requires 2700 liter/715 gallons of water, a cotton field may get up to 20 treatments of pesticides in one year, and all that ends in nature and seriously impacts on our health. The permanent damage on the environment is disastrous. At IC, We found the way to reduce the carbon footprint by limiting the number of clothes we need to buy. Any of IC garment replaces several, saving money and the planet. We pride ourselves to select only factories and manufacturing facilities that respect its workers and pay them decent wages. Close to the distribution centers, and closer to you to save what we can of what’s left of our beautiful planet. We have children, and we try to preserve as much as we can for them.

Overview ESSEN's mission is to provide people with easy access to healthy food. We're a women & minority owned and operated 100% plant-based fast food kitchen opening in Cincinnati, Ohio. We have completed the design build and we're asking for your support in raising $20,000 to purchase kitchen equipment, produce sustainable packaging, and build a mobile ordering app. Help us change the fast food paradigm and open ESSEN! ​ESSEN. The Art of Eating Well. Co-Founders; Patricia Bittner, and Lida Bilokur have teamed up with Food Scientist and Head Chef Lopez under the shared belief that delicious, healthy food should be affordable and accessible to everyone. We're ESSEN, and we're bringing plant-based fast food to Porkopolis, aka Cincinnati, Ohio. 100% Plant-Based Meals, Sustainable. Delivery or Take-Out, Convenient. Locally Sourced Fresh Ingredients, Healthy. ​ESSEN Team Yasel Lopez - Head Chef and Food Scientist "Every meal is a creative challenge, this is my approach with ESSEN." I started cooking alongside my grandmother at an early age. Growing up in Cuba, All of our ingredients came from our back yard or our neighbors’, and what we ate was always determined by what ingredients were readily available, fresh and in season. To be successful with limited ingredients you need to understand the chemistry of each component, which spices bring certain flavors out, etc. I joined ESSEN because I want to serve and feed my community by providing affordable, beautiful, flavorful food. As Chef Massimo Bottura says, 'Beauty is not just for rich people.'" Jerk Sandwich: Seared marinated tofu, with garlic aioli, tomato and spring greens Patricia Bittner Co-Founder, Architect LEED AP "We have a moral obligation to give back to our community, and to contribute to an environmental solution and a health solution." Patricia was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio where every meal included a large meat course and came with an obligatory glass of milk. After spending 35 years traveling and living in different cities and countries experiencing less meat-centric cuisines, Patricia moved back to her hometown because her father was diagnosed with Cancer. Patricia knew of the health benefits of plant-based eating but Cincinnati didn't have many convenient options. Patricia became an expert in the subject and is now a plant-based eater for environmental and health reasons. Lida Bilokur Co-Founder, Creative & Biz Dev Lida is an advocate for healthy food access, an athlete, a foodie, and holds a business degree in Strategic Marketing. Born in LA and raised in Seattle, Lida grew up eating cuisines from many different cultures. She moved to Cincinnati after attending school in Ohio and noticed that the City's dining scene was packed with delicious meals: all meat, cheese, and bread centered. It lacked affordable healthy meal options. Either the price point was too high to feed the locals, or the quality of the healthy food was tasteless and unsatisfying. ESSEN Brick & Mortar Our modern kitchen is located on the corner of the busy 5-way intersection on Vine and Findlay; 1 Findaly Ave, Cincinnati OH 45202 and we are ready for the final stage. Why OTR? Why Cincinnati? Porkopolis: We love Cincinnati, our community, and there's a need. According to The State of Obesity, Ohio has the 19th highest adult obesity rate in the nation and people of color are affected by diabetes and obesity 7.6% more than White and Latinos. OTR's neighborhood demographics show 47% of the neighborhood being African American and 41% being White Americans. We have collaborated with multiple community partners to spread awareness around issues surrounding our health and environmental issues, and call attention to the lack of easily accessible healthy food options. We plan to partner with schools, local businesses, youth sports teams, and community organizations to educate and empower.

The Veganary Mini Tours are short meetups with local vegan experts who guide you through their favorite vegan stops around the city, while explaining about important aspects of the local vegan culture. Get a local vegan to take you around the best vegan gems the city has to offer, everything from vegan restaurants and street foods, to open markets and health food stores. Our tours give vegans a chance to provide jobs for one another, support local vegan business and unite around our love for veganism! It's our dream to make it easy for vegans everywhere to enjoy the delights of vegan food and local culture. We also want to provide jobs, boost vegan businesses and support vegan-focused initiatives and activism everywhere. When you get a tour, it will be: 1. Valid until the end of 2022 - giving you time to choose where and when you take the tour. 2. Tour prices are for 2 people - so you can share it with someone you love. 3. Tour destination will be chosen when booking the tour through our website (from April 2020). We might be less than a year old, but we're already making our presence felt. Just imagine the impact we could have if you join us and get others to join us. The bigger we become, the better life will be for vegans everywhere. If, like us, you've experienced problems finding good quality vegan food while you're away on vacation or business, we hear you! And to solve your problem, with your support, we can bring The Veganary Mini - Tours to you, wherever you are. Each vegan expert will offer 2 or more different vegan tour options in their city for guests to choose from. When guests book a tour, they receive the personal email address of the guide to enable them to coordinate specifics and finalize the meetup location and time. Guides show guests around their favorite local vegan shops, stores, markets, street food vendors and restaurants. They also share their knowledge of local vegan culture. And reveal hidden vegan gems! Guests can ask ask their guide questions to expand their knowledge of veganism in that part of the world. By the end of the tour, guests are well-informed. They have a real feel for vegan culture and cuisine, wherever in the world they are. And more vegans will have united and made new friendships. We want to establish a powerful international vegan community that will give its members a voice that will be heard around the world. We already know that veganism is the most eco-friendly way to live. It’s the lifestyle that will help save the planet. We just need more people to know it! So vegans around the world, this is your chance to join us, to help spread the word, and to help each other. Let's unite and support each other's vegan businesses. Let's share ideas on how to promote the vegan lifestyle. Let's host and promote vegan events that will make headlines and attract new people into the vegan community. We want people to see The Veganary as their Vegan Gateway to the World. Our strength will be in numbers. The bigger the worldwide vegan community we can build, the more global impact we will have. But we need your help and support to make this happen. It starts here, today, with this, our request for donations to support the expansion of The Veganary Mini-Tours. Hi, we are Shani Zukerman and Natan Saffer, a vegan couple living in Vancouver BC. We met while studying business management, and after gaining experience in the marketing field, we left our day jobs to start our own marketing business. This allowed us to experience the nomad’s life for more than a year, while travelling around the world. It was during this time that we discovered how difficult it was to maintain our vegan diet and lifestyle while moving from country to country. Ahead of our trip to a new destination, it took us ages to search for information online about veganism in that area. Sometimes it was impossible to find places that sold vegan food. And so we created The Veganary - A crowd-sourced platform, offering organized vegan related information in more than 65 countries worldwide! During our research, we discovered that the best way to get local vegan information was to contact local vegans ourselves and find out the details we needed from them. It proved very successful, a mind-blowing experience every single time! The people we met always enthusiastically shared their local vegan knowledge and were happy to meet like-minded vegans from different cultures. This took our travel experience as vegans to another level! We gained vegan-related knowledge that would otherwise have taken months if not years to acquire without that local input. And we made some true new friends along the way! But we knew that many vegans wouldn't have the time to contact vegan locals themselves. There had to be a quicker way to put people in touch with vegan guides, without them having to go and look for them. And so the idea for The Veganary Mini-Tours was born. Having already compiled relevant vegan information for more than 65 countries for our website by working with thousands of keen local vegans from around the world, we were already in a strong position to create tours that replicate the amazing experiences we've had from local tour guides. And with your backing, we plan grow our Veganary Mini Tours in 2020. It's all part of a bigger goal to support the expansion of veganism on a local level to such an extent that it will have a global impact.

The Kindness Cafe Mission Kindness Cafe + Play is a non-profit coffee shop in Charlottesville, VA that will provide meaningful employment for adults with cognitive disabilities. It will have excellent coffee, delicious food, and a space unlike any other in Charlottesville, where people with and without disabilities interact as peers. It will change the lives of its employees, and it will put a smile on the face of its customers. We need your support to open the doors at Kindness and spread the word about our mission! My Story My name is Katie Kishore, and I’m the Founder and Executive Director of Kindness Cafe + Play. I’m a former UVA soccer and basketball player, now mom to two sweet girls. I’m good at rolling up my sleeves and working hard to make a vision a reality. My daughter Kiran was born with Down syndrome, and while her diagnosis presents challenges, her joyful attitude and her unique ability to connect with others are among her many gifts. I created Kindness because I want to build a community for my daughters and everyone like them, those with disabilities and those without, where everyone is treated with dignity, warmth, and – well – Kindness! The Vision Kindness Cafe + Play will open later this fall at the Brooks Family YMCA in Charlottesville, VA. It will provide employment for a population of people who nationwide are unemployed or underemployed at a tragic rate of 70%. And it will also create a sense of belonging for this same community of people who historically have been undervalued and ignored. Kindness Cafe will change lives . . . For our employees: Meaningful employment and a connection to community will improve the quality of life for each of our employees and their families. For young people: At Kindness, our younger citizens will see and feel what community means. For you! Kindness will provide an opportunity to contribute to our community simply by purchasing a delicious cup of coffee or healthy snack. It will remind us of what it means to be human and will connect all of us through one of our most common values: Kindness! Day-to-day, we will sell fantastic coffee roasted by Grit Coffee, delicious baked goods from Breadworks, smoothies, and a variety of grab-and-go items. We are grateful for these community partnerships! Why We Need Your Help We want Kindness Cafe + Play to be a community favorite, where families come to enjoy locally roasted coffee, time together, and interaction with people alike and different from them. Not only will your monetary donations help fund our initial operating costs and capital investments (e.g. equipment, signage, construction), your gifts will also pay for the first paychecks that our employees earn. We welcome contributions of any size. There’s room for everyone in the Kindness community! Kindness Has Its Benefits! We want people to be talking about Kindness Cafe before the doors open! As you consider a donation to our campaign, take a look at some of the available perks. Magnets: We’d love to see a Kindness Cafe + Play magnet on every car in Charlottesville...and beyond! T-shirts: Show your support for Kindness Cafe with a limited-edition, short-sleeve t-shirt. Soft, pre-shrunk Next Level tri-blend shirts in blue-grey featuring the Kindness logo, available in adult and youth sizes, ordered singly or in a family pack of four. Let everyone know how much you love Kindness! Hoodies: The coziest way to show your support of Kindness Cafe, these Champion 50/50 eco pullover hoodie sweatshirts are gray heather with the Kindness logo. Available in adult sizes – like all Kindness merch, these hoodies make great holiday gifts! If you love coffee AND our mission, consider these two perks for a limited number of hard-core Kindness fans: Train with a Kindness Cafe barista! Once we’ve opened, join us for a private afternoon training session with one of our highly trained and enthusiastic baristas. Learn to make the perfect latte or cappuccino! Free coffee for a year! Like Willy Wonka's golden ticket, you will receive a Kindness Cafe VIP card entitling you to a free cup of brewed coffee every day for a year! We'll throw in a Kindness Cafe magnet so that everyone knows you're a Kindness super-fan. Other Ways You Can Help Thank you for taking the time to watch our video and read about our campaign. Whether or not you contribute financially, there are lots of ways you can help support Kindness: Let your friends know about our mission and this campaign. Use the Indiegogo share tools to spread the word about this effort. Stop in and enjoy the cafe when we open this fall! Take a moment to share kindness – the kindness that doesn’t have anything to do with coffee – with those around you!

Our company is The Moss Lawn, and our mission is simple: make lawns sustainable. And we’re going to do it using moss. Why moss? Because moss requires no mowing, no watering, and no fertilizing. Not only does lawncare require a lot of your time and money, but it causes a lot of destruction to the environment. Fertilizing endangers our health and runs off into our local waterways, killing wildlife and causing massive deadzones. Watering lawns and gardens wastes billions of gallons of water each day, and lawn equipment is poorly regulated and contributes substantially to air pollution. Grass lawns also cause a lot of missed opportunity. Moss is incredibly low maintenance, and not only reduces pollution output, but its also extremely effective at controling erosion and filtering air and water pollutants from the environment. You don’t have to tear up your whole lawn to be part of the moss movement. There are so many easy and beautiful ways to integrate moss into your landscape, like creating a beautiful rock garden, or creating a moss border to your lawn that controls erosion and keeps our waterways clean. At The Moss Lawn, we have everything you need. We’ve spent years selecting and cultivating moss that shatters expectations. Our solar moss is versatile, lush, and sun tolerant. We’ve also carefully studied and developed the best way to rapidly grow it through our kits, which combine a unique mix that minimizes watering needs and maximizes growth, and moss clusters. For those who want to join the movement but have spacial limitations, we have desktop gardens that are customizable using live moss and plants, and bring the beauty of the outdoors indoors. So join us in making lawncare sustainable and join the moss movement. HOW WE DO IT We have spent years developing the best method and means to grow a beautiful moss lawn or garden. There are over 20,000 species worldwide, and our Solar moss is local to only a couple of states in the US. We selected Solar moss based on several criteria- 1. Its height. Our moss averages 2-3” tall - the same height of a perfectly mowed lawn. 2. Its sun tolerance - our moss can both flourish in shade and sun, and can sustain weeks of full sun and heat without dying, it will simply go dormant. 3. Its beauty. Solar moss resembles a carpet of mini trees with 1” wide canopies. It is truly a stunning alternative to grass. 4. Its ability to handle foot traffic. You can walk all over your moss without damaging it. 5. Its fast growth. Solar moss is one of the fastest-growing species of moss, and can go from fragment to a full lawn in about 6 months. Second, we developed the growth practice. While Solar moss can tolerate drought and full sun, the best way to encourage growth is by protecting it from harsh elements. We've tackled moss’s watering needs. While establishing, moss requires frequent light mistings (which is still much less than establishing or established grass). Conserving water is incredibly important to us, so we found the best way to grow moss without using excess water was the introduction of water retention gel to our fragments. We combine micro-Solar fragments and a gel that can hold hundreds of times its weight in water, which it then releases slowly back to the moss. This allows a constant water supply, without constant watering. Time your planting with rainfall, and you can go at least a week without watering. We also include comprehensive growing guides with all our kits. We stand by our growth practices, and implement them in all of our expansion. Third, we developed the business plan for continued growth. Moss cannot be stripped from its environment entirely, as it will hurt the local ecosystem and hurt rapid regrowth. We’ve spent years acquiring and establishing moss on fertile land, and have introduced vertical growth via greenhouses, so that we can grow more moss per square foot of land. We also shuffle moss from full shade to full sun throughout its growth process. Not only is our mission and production plan sustainable, but so is our packaging. All of our packaging is made from recycled materials and is biodegradable. The box and packaging can be used as a weed barrier and to keep grass down, so you can place dirt and your moss materials on top of the packaging, and it will keep grass and weeds away while moss establishes. WHY MOSS? THE PRACTICAL BENEFITS No Watering Once established, moss is extremely drought tolerant, and can go months without water. Grass requires deep soakings of water multiple times a week to satisfy its deep root system. No Mowing Moss growth comes to a natural halt, with our moss averaging 2-3” tall. Mowing will disrupt moss, although it grows well from fragments and will regrow to its natural maximum height if accidentally mowed. Lawns require frequent mowing to avoid rot, which leads to significant air pollution, as lawn and garden equipment remains widely unregulated. No Fertilizing Because it does not have a root system, moss pulls only minimally from its substrate, making fertilizing less effective. It instead gets its nutrients from rainfall and passing debris. Fertilizers used on grass run-off during rainfall into storm drains, polluting our waterways. THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS Reduce Pollution & Improve Air Quality The World Health Organization estimates air pollution contributes to an estimated 7 million deaths annually, as well as a number of serious health problems. Mosses create some of the most efficient carbon sinks on the planet. What this means is that moss pulls carbon (a pollutant) from the air, and then uses it in photosynthesis and storage. When moss decomposes, the carbon is then sent into the soil. Moss can also filter particulate matter and nitrogen oxides from the air. Filter Water Research has found moss is powerful at removing biofilm, mold, fungus and other bacteria from water. Moss filters for pools have become an increasingly popular alternative to chlorine. Control Erosion Moss as a ground cover works well at keeping the soil below it in place. Rainfall causes sediment to enter and pollute our waterways, causing harm to local ecosystems (similar to fertilizer runoff). Added Bonus: It's Beautiful OUR REWARDS Moss Buddy Digital Print - $1 A digital thank with a Moss Buddy print. Our moss buddy prints are high-resolution pictures of different animals and our moss that were taken during a promotional shoot to benefit a local non-profit animal rescue group. Moss Sampler - $10 We’re offering as our $10 tier a moss sampler that allows you to see in-person our three best selling mosses and their growing guides and specifications. This is to orient you with a variety of incredibly beautiful and hardy mosses. Moss Kits - $55, and $200 Size: 50 sq. ft. kit ($55); 200 sq. ft. kit ($200) (Adorable mini panther not included) We’re offering comprehensive kits that will get our beautiful Solar moss thriving in your lawn or garden as quickly as possible. All kits are sent with the following items, and include a detailed and personalized guide on how to use them. Solar Moss Clusters: We’ve spent years studying moss, and provide you clusters of the perfect size and growth stage to rapidly reproduce and protect new growth. Our moss can tolerate extreme cold and heat. Water Retention Gel and Fragment mix: ' When in the growth stage, moss requires frequent watering (once established, it’s extremely drought tolerant). We use gel polymers that retain hundreds of times their weight in water, which is then slowly released back into the ground, providing consistent hydration to the growing moss. This allows for infrequent watering. These gel polymers are combined with micro Solar fragments, which act as seeds and lead to quicker growth. MOSS WALL: $95 Our desktop moss walls are handcrafted and formed with our proprietary blend of cement, aggregate, colors, and techniques. This mix promotes live growth, and sustains frequent waterings and plant change-ups. Our walls are fully customizable, and a plant starter kit will be sent with each wall. Each wall measures approximately 7.5"H x 7.5"W x 3.75"D Who we are, and more about our mission The Moss Lawn was created by myself and my mother in 2016 after using moss in our landscape for over a decade. Initially, we were drawn to its beauty and practical benefits - no mowing, watering, or fertilizing. But after learning about the grave environmental challenges we face, and how moss already plays a critical and massive roll in curbing global pollution, we became obsessed with moss and finding creative ways to use it - like with our ponds, walls, and pavers. So many people view moss as a weed - and they couldn't be more wrong. We've proven above and beyond that moss can create a stunning landscape, that is incredibly versatile - the entire look can be altered by the accompanying landscape, from a grass-type aesthetic, to that of a beautiful forest. The research is there - our earth can't sustain us forever as we are - and now is time to join the moss movement. By the way, did you notice a couple cute cats mixed in with our pictures? We founded an animal rescue group in 2017 that specializes in neonatal kittens, and we have saved hundreds of lives and found them forever homes. We also participate in and regularly fund local TNR initiatives. We are truly trying our best in every aspect of our lives to leave this earth a better place. Third, we developed the business plan for continued growth. Moss cannot be stripped from its environment entirely, as it will hurt the local ecosystem and hurt rapid regrowth. We’ve spent years acquiring and establishing moss on fertile land, and have introduced vertical growth via greenhouses, so that we can grow more moss per square foot of land. We also shuffle moss from full shade to full sun throughout its growth process. Not only is our mission and production plan sustainable, but so is our packaging. All of our packaging is made from recycled materials and is biodegradable. The box and packaging can be used as a weed barrier and to keep grass down, so you can place dirt . No Watering Once established, moss is extremely drought tolerant, and can go months without water. Grass requires deep soakings of water multiple times a week to satisfy its deep root system. No Mowing Moss growth comes to a natural halt, with our moss averaging 2-3” tall. Mowing will disrupt moss, although it grows well from fragments and will regrow to its natural maximum height if accidentally mowed. Lawns require frequent mowing to avoid rot, which leads to significant air pollution, as lawn and garden equipment remains widely unregulated. No Fertilizing Because it does not have a root system, moss pulls only minimally from its substrate, making fertilizing less effective. It instead gets its nutrients from rainfall and passing debris. Fertilizers used on grass run-off during rainfall into storm drains, polluting our waterways. THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS Reduce Pollution & Improve Air Quality The World Health Organization estimates air pollution contributes to an estimated 7 million deaths annually, as well as a number of serious health problems. Mosses create some of the most efficient carbon sinks on the planet. What this means is that moss pulls carbon (a pollutant) from the air, and then uses it in photosynthesis and storage. When moss decomposes, the carbon is then sent into the soil. Moss can also filter particulate matter and nitrogen oxides from the air. Filter Water Research has found moss is powerful at removing biofilm, mold, fungus and other bacteria from water. Moss filters for pools have become an increasingly popular alternative to chlorine. Control Erosion Moss as a ground cover works well at keeping the soil below it in place. Rainfall causes sediment to enter and pollute our waterways, causing harm to local ecosystems (similar to fertilizer runoff).