Pigs experience the worst of animal inequality. Whenever I open my Facebook in the morning and I see the cute posts of my friends with their beloved pets of dogs, and cats, and the occasional iguana or parrot. It truly makes me curious about their love affair with bacon. I wonder if they realize that pigs are more intelligent than dogs. In fact, their cognitive, social, … [Read more...]
Relocalizing the Food System Will Save the Earth
Save the Earth In One (Not-So-Easy) Step I have often noticed where my food comes from. The navel orange that my grandfather gave to me the other day was from South Africa, the garlic at the grocery store comes from China, my avocados are a product of Peru and the honey for my tea is from Argentina! Many highly processed foods require preservative products that are chemicals … [Read more...]
Why We Need to Stop Calling Veganism a Diet
New Years Resolutions, get-rich-quick schemes and diets all have one thing in common: they are eventually bound to fail. People start them with the best intentions, but after not seeing desired results, they no longer have the will or want to continue. When viewed as a diet, veganism is no different. The key to success is to ditch the word "diet" and opt for a … [Read more...]