I was recently asked, “how many people walk out of their house everyday and the only option they have in their head, is to get into their car?” I thought about this for a while; so many of us walk out of our house on our way to work each […]
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JE M’ACCUSE 2020!
As a business owner in the Zero Waste community, I am surrounded by people that look like me. White, female, and probably toting a canvas bag with empty mason jars in it. I have never felt out of place. I was introduced to this community on Instagram when I first […]
Is a Sustainable and Cruelty-Free Beauty Routine Possible?
Being sustainable and adopting an environmentally-friendly lifestyle is becoming the norm. People have begun turning away from over-consumerism and have started making an effort to generate less waste and put more thought into the products they consume.
10 Things at Hillside
When you attend Hillside Music Festival at Guelph Lake, Ontario you enter an eco-village where sustainability and community are top priorities. This 36 year old grassroots organization opens up a world of possibilities and solutions that other events can strive towards. They set the bar high with thoughtful innovations that […]
Unpacking the Symbolism of Canadian Cottage Culture
The cottage on the lake, the cabin in the woods – these are the trademarks of an iconic Canadian summer. Cottages are our own personal slice of the wilderness that defines Canada, and those lucky enough to own a cottage also feel a connection to that place that holds so […]
Eating Around the World
Some of my fondest memories take place during family dinners at the cottages in Wasaga Beach back when my sister and I would stay with my nonna and nonno (grandmother and grandfather) for the summers. Family members and family friends, or as we call them “cumpari,” owned and rented cottages […]
DIY
What happens when you give a third grader a power drill? With some wood and a little supervision, she’ll make her own keepsake box. Or, put her in that same space with a soldering iron, copper tape, LEDs and a circuit board, and she’ll learn first-hand how to direct the […]
New Prescription
Fewer than two hours’ drive northeast of Brussels, nestled among gentle green fields, lies the town of Geel. Here, the model for mental healthcare in a future without economic growth has quietly persisted for 700 years.
A Nation of Noahs
Avoid the office. And help save the planet. These were Laura King’s guiding principles when she began her studies in wildlife biology. She couldn’t have known they would lead her on a mission to the Indian Ocean to serve as Canada’s New Noah. King is the latest Noah in a […]
Radical Food Resistance
I feel totally torn about what I’m going to write here. I’ve been working mostly from the right side of my brain since I became a food enthusiast 20 years ago, but now I feel my left brain calling me to pay more attention to logic and analysis. My right […]
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