Sustainable Wares Supports Conscious Shopping In Homer, Alaska

Sustainable Wares Supports Conscious Shopping In Homer, Alaska

When Karen West set out to open her first store, Sustainable Wares, in Homer, Alaska, she chose a half-century-old metal structure on Ocean Drive that had once been Les and Bessie Crane’s Sporter Arms, a name longtime residents still recognized. West gave the storefront a fresh coat of paint, hung a sign cut from repurposed wood, and added an LED “open” sign made from old egg cartons. She also outfitted the inside, turning Bundt cake pans into l…