…through the scavenging of environmental resources and cheap labor. This wasteful, exploitive system undermines environmental sustainability and food security for us all. As local soil resources diminish, reliance on chemical…
The following is an excerpt from Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition (BenBella Books) by T. Colin Campbell, PhD and Howard Jacobson, PhD. “What we do to ourselves, we do…
The following is an excerpt from Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition (BenBella Books) by T. Colin Campbell, PhD and Howard Jacobson, PhD. Let’s start with the most prominent ecological…
The following is an excerpt from Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition (BenBella Books) by T. Colin Campbell, PhD and Howard Jacobson, PhD. As I write this in August 2012,…
When it comes to climate change and the continuation of humanity itself, deforestation is a leading cause for concern. There are many connections between deforestation and food production worldwide that…
If you ask people what they can do about their diet to become more sustainable, most will talk about eating locally sourced food. But how much do food miles matter?…
All Plants and Animals Die and Decompose In the natural world, all living beings are, upon dying, consumed by bacteria, insects, and other animals, yielding rich black humus where new…
Studies suggest that we feed nearly 14% of all wild caught forage fish to our pets — primarily cats and dogs. This comes to a staggering 2.48 million metric tonnes…
The following is an excerpt from How to Eat Right & Save the Planet (January 2020, Square One Press) by Bill Tara. The biosphere is a delicate and dynamic system…
