Category: Mother Earth
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The Link Between Meat Consumption, Human Health & The Health of the Planet
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My body will not be a tomb for other creatures Leonardo Da Vinci Reading a book under a tree in summer, a hot lavender bath after a long rainy walk, pausing to take a deep breath after a stressful day. These are all things that are good for the soul. There are also things that […]
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My Take on Veg Boxes
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When I was much younger, I remember my mum picking up a veggie box from my primary school once a week. It was full of fresh, local produce and you didn’t get to choose what was inside. Most weeks we’d get some misshapen vegetables and I learnt from a young age that appearance doesn’t have […]
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Walks in the Gower Gorse
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One of the most serene walks we’ve trundled over the past year was in the Gower Peninsula. There is a plethora of different routes you can take to immerse yourself in nature in this particular corner of the world, but the one we chose will take you to Three Cliffs Bay. With the ability to […]
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Why Working With Indigenous Peoples is Important for Conservation
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Over generations of interaction with the environment, experimentation and communication, indigenous peoples (IP) have established a comprehensive body of knowledge about the natural environment and how to interact with it without disturbing its processes (Afreen, 2007; Altieri, 1990). Their social organisation, traditions, and farming techniques have been refined to be optimally efficient while guaranteeing sustainable […]
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Why It’s Important to Support Sustainable Palm Oil
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60 million tonnes of palm oil are produced globally every year – an oil that is on the ingredient lists of 50% of supermarket items. The versatility and monetary value of palm oil have resulted in unsustainable production methods, predominantly slash and burn techniques, which are destroying vast areas of forest and ecosystems. Between 1973 […]
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Best Apps for Green Living 2020
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As a nature lover and vegan, over the years I’ve accumulated a whole host of apps that all have the intention of making your life easier when it comes to sustainability, conservation or dietary requirements. I’ve put them all to the test and whittled this list down to the ones I think everyone should have… […]
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What is a Zero-Waste Shop?
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Since September 2019, I have been working in a zero-waste shop. Shopping at these sorts of shops has become the norm for me since living in Bristol, but it occurred to me that perhaps not everyone knows what that even involves. Since chain stores like Waitrose are now trialing packaging-free stations, I thought I’d give […]
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Volunteering at The Moggery, Bristol
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If you’re interested in a career in conservation (or already in one), you will know that volunteering and work placements are vital. Wildlife conservation, in particular, is very popular now (which is great!) so jobs are few and far between. Volunteering gives you the chance to experience what this sort of work is really like, […]
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Steps to Going Vegan
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Increasingly, I’m inspired by my friends and family asking me questions about being veggie/vegan and how they can move towards a more eco-friendly lifestyle. Before more recent years, going vegan was largely thought of as a stand against poor animal ethics, but now I think people are beginning to understand the true impact our diets […]
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Vegan Eats in Vienna & Salzburg
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I’ve started to put together some mini food diaries from my travels over the past couple of years, and I want to start with Austria. I’ve done a couple of these posts already for Bristol and London, and you’ll find vegan hotspots in most of my travel posts, but here’s the first proper instalment! The […]