factory farming

I have asked my vegetarian and vegan friends why they have chosen to stop eating meat.  More often than not, their answers have nothing to do with dietary issues.  Instead, they talk about the horrors of factory farming, and their choice to boycott an industry that mistreats animals and is destructive to the environment. What […]

what are carbon emissions

Nowadays you hear phrases like global warming, greenhouse gases and climate change being thrown around by scientists, environmentalists and politicians.  These phrases are abstract sounding, can be difficult to fully grasp, and can be easy to ignore. But climate change is a real problem, even if the average person doesn’t totally understand what it means. […]

fishing for food

The grocery store contains every ingredient I could possibly want to create any culinary masterpiece I can dream of.  All I have to do is hop in my car, drive a few blocks and pick out what I need from inviting aisles that freeze, cool, heat, keep dry, or moisturize their well-stocked shelves. There’s even […]