What’s the “soil food web?” And what does vegan compost have to do with it?
Think of our ocean’s food chain. The phytoplankton and algae at the bottom ...
Vegan Green Manure
Last week, we focused on gardening's "ripple effects" and how, in vegan gardener Will Bonsall's words, every garden is "a unified living ...
For gardeners (experienced or potential), even the first week of January isn’t too soon to start thinking ahead.
And veganic gardening, Plantbased.com’s ...
This morning, I stumbled onto a two-minute, animated Greenpeace video that perfectly captured what I hoped to communicate in yesterday’s post. Its images and ...
Ending Rainforest Exploitation: The Time Has Come!
At age 15, I traveled to Peru to spend time with my relatives in the jungle near my mother’s birthplace. D...
This morning, I informed my youngest son that McDonald’s just announced a vegan burger. His mouth dropped open and (after a 10-second pause) asked, “Serious...
Just last week, I posted my concerns about the Ogallala Aquifer’s rapid depletion. So imagine my relief at waking up to a hopeful article on the topic from Th...
Impact Of Industry On Environment
My family and I spent last weekend skirting between three of Colorado’s national parks, surrounded by untouched nat...
Ogallala Aquifer Depletion
As we drove between Colorado’s national parks, the herds of cattle grazing peacefully in grassy fields backed by two snow-...
Three National Parks in Three Days
There are four National Parks in Colorado. Because Rocky Mountain National Park is currently experiencing unpreced...
After another frigid-but-fun night camping in Colorado’s snowy mountains, we drove down to its arid foothills. Coming up to the Mesa Verde ruins, where the An...
Cattle Ranching In The Amazon Rainforest
I’ve been thinking a lot about cattle ranching in the Amazon Rainforest this week, but nothing quite prepare...