Food additives fall into three basic categories and are used for a variety of different reasons. They are generally used as flavoring agents, enzymes, and for food safety and storage. For the most part, they improve the way foods smell and taste. However...
Some movements catch the wind in their sail and set course at the speed of light; minimalism is one such rapidly accelerating vessel upon the ocean. With its sudden burst onto the YouTube scene and blogosphere, the minimalist cause has certainly caught...
The other night on the news a new law has been passed here in French Polynesia. It is no longer legal to kill sharks and export the meat and fins to Japan. Now let me tell you why this one is so wonderful. Here the islands are a natural paradise and ...
The taxi dropped me by a sign which read: ‘Cooperation with nature: Send love ahead and touch only then. Send the wish to get to know ahead and touch only then. Send the wish to do good and touch only then.’ I am met and welcomed (by a human) with...
I met Tippi Hedron at an animal rights event back in the early nineties. She was there with her organization, The Shambala Preserve and had a booth selling marketing items. One of her slogans was "It's not about loving animals; it's about respect." ...
One of the stupidest, and sadly most common arguments that people wheel out against being vegan is that it isn't natural. The argument goes that our bodies are built to eat meat, so that's what we should do. 'Veganism isn't natural', these detractors...
As environmentally conscious growers, we can face conflicting aims in choosing the fruit and vegetables for our gardens. On the one hand we want to maximise the use of our precious plots, to minimise our reliance on supermarkets and reduce the fuel miles...
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