Brian Kateman is the director and face of the documentary ‘Meat Me Halfway’. He is also the co-founder and president of the Reducetarian Foundation, an NPO which preaches the ‘reducetarian’ diet, which is the reduction of meat consumption. This diet serves to improve health, protect the environment, and spare farmed animals from cruelty. Brian has a strong allegiance to the disposal of factory farming […]
Foraging for wild mushrooms is becoming increasingly popular and anyone on a mushroom identification group will know that ‘pick-shaming’ (mentioning that someone should not have picked a mushroom that they won’t use) is guaranteed to attract harsh comments and even a removal from the group! While these groups are wonderful for knowledge-sharing and ensuring that mushrooms are correctly identified, they […]
The lungs of the Earth. So poignant as a virus that causes humans to experience deathly shortness of breath sweeps the world. Yet, as I write this at 10:30am, a deforestation counter shows that over 33 000 hectares of forest have been cut or burned across the world today. Forests are incredibly important to preserve as a means to […]
Bees are a common talking point in environmental and agricultural circles, and for good reason: 70 of the 100 crop species that feed 90% of the world’s population rely on pollination by bees. Besides this, honey bees make many important medicinal products that are used cross-culturally, including honey, beeswax, and propolis. The issue of Colony Collapse Disorder is massively increasing […]
