A ZINE AND COMMUNITYWe are a grassroots, print publication and community centered around place-based storytelling. Through a print medium, we share conversations with folks stewarding both their ecological spaces and social communities. We’re grounded in celebrating the vibrant and diverse community caretakers that inhabit our spaces.
Our zine is sold online and distributed to 40+ bookstores across the United States.
BEGINNING IN 2017Our Roots
In 2017, Bella learned about the zines of the 90s as part of counterculture, progressive social movements. At the same time, she was building relationships with farmers, small business owners, makers, and do-ers in her home. She was inspired by these people taking care of their community in quiet, yet impactful ways. And so, through her love for ecological storytelling and hands-on creative work, Bella Brodsky began creating a small-scale zine that centered the stories of local community members; farmers, small business owners, creatives, makers, and activists. The first Sage zines were hand-stapled, hand-printed, and self-produced.
2024Present Day
We launched our 9th zine this summer with guest writer and creative, Carina Crane! Sage is distributed to over 40 bookstores and sold nationally.
Carina has now joined Bella as a co-creator of Sage and they are working on issue 10.
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Sage Magazine
P.O. Box 91
Burlington, VT 05401