We, the conservers

January 12, 2019 in Philosophy, Sustainable living

“We need an alternative story, one that appeals to our generosity and compassion rather than our selfishness .”

Consume less of everything

June 11, 2017 in Food, Sustainable living

I’m often faced with the question, “Yes, but what can we do?”. It’s usually followed by some kind of sigh. Hrmph.

People who know me know that I mull a lot about the things that need something to be done about them. Threatened species. Wildlife trafficking. Climate change. Pollution. Junky and wasteful food habits. And so on and so forth.

The problem is that most of these things seem very far removed from us and our lives and, especially, our daily choices.

Another reason to quit the junk

September 28, 2016 in Conservation, Food, Sustainable living

Your food choices matter. Every day, multiple times a day, you vote for the food production systems you want – locally, globally, or both – and with that, the kind of world you want.