Jessica "The Hun" Reeder ↓ ↓ ↓
Freelance writer,
social media blitzer,
sustainability advocate,
web designer,
occasional photographer...
and professional internet junkie
Yes, you can call me
The Hun.
Currently focused on green living, organic food & lifestyle, DIY culture and budget fabulousness.
Regular contributor at
Organic Authority.
as seen in ↓ ↓ ↓
2010 — Contributed 60+ articles to National Geographic's Green Living section, covering topics from solar technologies to buying organic food.
2010 — Contributed several Travel Tips articles with a specialized focus on California tourism and outdoor/eco vacations.
2010 — Contributed several articles to Tyra Banks' newly-launched beauty and fashion site. Topics: natural beauty, environmentally-friendly products, DIY beauty and tips for managing curly curly hair.
2010 — Contributor to Health, Nutrition, Beauty & Fitness sections. Via Demand Studios, I've created 100+ articles for LiveSTRONG and continue to contribute pieces on health, nutrition and lifestyle.
2005, 2011 — Official blogger for this 50,000 person arts festival. In 2005, chronicled daily events for the pre- and post-season. In 2011, created “MOOP Map Live” series with readership in the hundreds of thousands. Authored blog posts and video, self-published daily, and fostered positive discussion via blog comments.
2010-2011 — Featured "Extraordinary Jane." See Jane Do profiled my eco-travel project "Uprooted" and interviewed me for their series on women making a difference. I was the main speaker at the SeeJaneDo.com website launch party and a workshop host at the 2011 Passion Into Action conference.
2006 — Featured music blogger and community evangelist during startup alpha phase. During beta phase I managed a team of bloggers, ran contests, contributed designs and generally made things awesome.
2011 — Contributed multiple articles including featured piece "Hannah Dobbz, Squatterati," an interview with the housing-rights activist and author.
August 2010 — Produced a 25-day "wearathon" for sustainable fashion designer Eliza Starbuck. The wearathon was shot in the Black Rock Desert. A collaborative project, it featured two fashion designers and several photographers. Also featured on Earth911.com.
March 2009 — Featured in "The 13 Coolest Things Made From Recycled Bottles," which focused on my experiences building Earthship bottle walls.
Created it, designed it, write here daily. You could call it my baby, if you thought websites were like babies. Really, it's a passion project. Tagline: "a DIY blog for people who do things differently."stream of consciousness ↓ ↓ ↓
@jessicareeder:
Uprooted: WWOOFing in Paonia, Colorado
Ever wondered what WWOOFing is like? In May 2009, I worked on a (very photogenic) organic farm in Colorado. It was wonderful.
I’m growing my second garden ever ever. So far, it’s been a rough start…
Are you a gardener? Let’s hear your stories!
Maker Faire must-see: eTextiles & wearable computing
Fashion meets function: come see the future of clothing at a special showcase this weekend.
Wanna go dumpsterin’? This weekend is your chance!
Even if you’ve never dumpster dived before, you’re bound to find bounty at the end of a school semester.
Expert Opinions: Sustainability’s biggest hurdle
Your panel of eco-experts is back to discuss today’s most pressing sustainability issue. Do you agree with their opinions?
Burning Blog - DIY Your Burn: Shelter, Shade & Cool Cool Comfort
You can have an airtight, windproof, shaded and cool place to sleep away the day, and you can build it yourself for a fraction of the cost of an RV rental.
12 Things to Celebrate Instead of Earth Day
Forget Earth Day. Here’s what you should be getting excited about today.
The Deepwater oil spill, by the numbers
One year later, a look back at the hard facts of the biggest marine oil spill in human history.
MUST SEE: NYPD gives guy a ticket for riding his bike on the sidewalk, dude walks by and cracks a joke. Watch what happens.
See Jane Do: Finger on the Pulse
I talk to the founders of See Jane Do about discovering and activating the women who might just save the world.
13-year-old entrepreneur creates “manly” candles
They’re upcycled, they smell like bacon and they’re making this kid rich.
