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Many home gardeners commonly fill their plots and patios with easy-to-grow produce like tomatoes, cucumbers and green beans, so we've put together a series of recipes for three sustainable, vegan and, of course, tasty dishes to make sure none of...
Did you know that growing your own vegetables has major benefits for the environment? Not only is it a sustainable way to feed your family, but it also means less pesticides, reduced transportation costs (of getting you and those groceries...
The dirtiest dilemma dog owners face is what to do with their pup's poop. In the U.S. alone, 22.9 trillion pounds of poop is generated by its 84 million dogs annually—a staggering percentage of which is left on the ground—according...
Use up all your homegrown cukes with this tasty and easy-to-make dish. Cucumbers add a clean crunch and come together with dill and capers to create a bright and refreshing pasta salad. This recipe serves 6-8 people and can be...
Wine-making can carry a pretty hefty environmental toll—between the use of land and water for irrigation to the energy-intensive nature of farming and use of chemical additives. However, there are more eco-friendly alternatives and here are four types of wine...
Oven-drying tomatoes is the best way to use up the ones that have lost their lustre: it concentrates the flavour and rids them of excess moisture so you can use them in a variety of dishes over the coming weeks
Canadian singer, songwriter and producer Shawn Hook shares his tips on living sustainably. The 35-year-old now splits his time between Vancouver and Los Angeles, and strives to live an eco-friendly lifestyle on both sides of the border. A vegan for...
Her Wellness Design nutritionist Lisa Larochelle talks about her recent experience with portaging through Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario and how she dried and prepared all of her own foods to create the most lightweight and zero-waste camping experience for...
We’ve all heard that meat and dairy production negatively impacts our environment. But did you know that the agriculture industry is one of the biggest industries responsible for deforestation, as well as a range of other negative outcomes, including climate...
In July, Tesla—the forward-reaching and electric-focused behemoth founded by Elon Musk—overtook Japanese stalwart Toyota to become the most valuable automobile manufacturer on earth (based on stock prices, that is). While Toyota still sells about 30 times more vehicles each year...
If you love outdoor adventures, you likely understand the need to protect our environment. Leave No Trace principles, education about not feeding wildlife and volunteer trail clean-ups are important, worthwhile initiatives.
What about your gear?
Unfortunately, single-use products litter the backcountry (has...
Can fashion ever be sustainable? Alexis Giannotti, owner of Giannotti—a sustainable knitwear brand designed in Monaco (the tiny Mediterranean city-state on the French Riviera where he was born and raised) and made in Italy (where he spends his summers)—says the...