June 08, 2026 Why Repair Cafés are becoming more popular amid the anti-consumerism movement BY Associated Press On a drizzly Saturday morning late last month, the basement of the New Paltz United Methodist Church was filled with old lamps, blunt knives, malfunctioning sound mixers, and balky zippers. About a dozen volunteers welcomed the broken goods … Continue reading Why Repair Cafés are becoming more popular amid the anti-consumerism movement