Some vegan and sustainability-related news stories from the past few months By Bronwyn Slater and James O’Donovan Veganism could reduce global farmland use by more than 75% In June the journal ‘Science’ published one of the most comprehensive studies undertaken to date to understand the environmental impact of specific food products and …
Bronwyn Slater reviews this fascinating new book and interviews the author Saryta Rodriguez Animal agriculture is a disaster for our world in so many ways. Quite apart from its effect on animals and its destructiveness to the environment, its effects on the lives of people who work in the agriculture and food sector is …
We interviewed long-time vegan and doctoral thesis undergraduate Kay Beely and asked her if she thought the Catholic Church was beginning to change in its attitude to animals VSM: Can you tell us a bit about your Doctoral Degree? KB: The topic of my doctoral thesis is about how the Catholic pro (human) …
Elaine Avery tells us about an exciting new vegan organic project in the Devon/Cornwall area which is currently appealing for funds. The Naturally Vegan Plot is a volunteer run initiative having evolved from more than 40 years combined experience, research, demonstration, and information sharing. We are dedicated to low impact vegan organic land management …
Edited by James O’Donovan from Wikipedia and ‘Carbon Yoga’ by Sailesh Rao Planetary boundaries (see wikipedia) are an attempt to develop a set of indicators to monitor the health of the global planetary system and to provide governments timely information on what activities need to stop or be changed in order to keep …
By James O’Donovan The fishing industry is the leading cause of species and ecosystem destruction in the world’s oceans, killing trillions of marine animals directly and as by catch. Over the last year a substantial number of research papers have come out shining a light on this clandestine industry which is completely unregulated …
6 Foods to Eat and 3 to Avoid to Help Your Body Fight Autoimmune Disease and Excessive Inflammation by Hannah Sentenac Autoimmune diseases diagnoses are often given with no recommended treatments. But food can play a role in helping the body heal. What might an autoimmune disease diet look like? And what foods …
Although Sikkim is tiny in area, India’s First 100% Organic State matters for the future of farmers and the future of food By Lindsey Oberest, editor for the Food Revolution Network (with minor additions by James O’Donovan) Though we might wish otherwise, progress often starts small and takes time. An organic country …