Every positive choice we make for the planet and ourselves is a win for humanity. One of the most interesting environmental statistics, in my opinion, is that war is a significant contributor to climate change. In fact, global conflict is responsible for anywhere between 5.5 and 6 ...
Artificial vs. Natural: The Food Fight Shaping Our Future
Where does sustainability fall in the never-ending debate over artificial versus "natural" foods? Lately, something that’s continually been surfacing in my world is the tension between authentic and synthetic, natural and artificial, and health and joy. It shows up in conversations about health, ...
13 Ways to Manage Climate Anxiety As a Sustainability Professional
As an environmentalist, here's what helps me! This week, I had planned to write about food waste, but given everything currently happening in the world—especially in the environmental space—this topic felt more urgent. Just last week, climate action—or moves away from it—made headline news, ...
The Environmental Impacts of The New Dietary Guidelines
...because this documents impacts far more than just human health. Now that I’ve finally recovered from the holidays and my Heated Rivalry-related psychosis (if you know, you know!), I’m back to talk about sustainable nutrition! You might have heard that the latest version of ...
A Summer of Stewarding: Sustainable Nutrition in Action
What I've been up to... This summer has flown by! In my last post, I shared that I was hoping to move into a new space where I could garden and steward some land—even if it was just a small yard. Well, my wish became the universe’s command, and I landed an incredible rental house with a huge ...