What do a winter reading list, an environmental film festival, and a new outlook on 2019 have to do with one another? Read on to find out… This past December, I went through my stacks and stacks (and stacks) of books and instead of purging (thanks for the vote of confidence, Anakana Schofield), I committed…
Last night I went to a film screening of the documentary “Eating You Alive” a feature length film about the science behind why we’re dealing with such prevalent chronic illness in North America, why we’re being fed the wrong information about food, and how a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle can have a tremendous, positive impact on…
Good news! Recently, Portugese airline Hi Fly announced that it would offer four (count ’em!) flights from Lisbon to Brazil. Seems like pretty standard stuff…planes take off every day Ryan, what’s so special about this news? Oh just that all passengers flying aboard these planes would receive no single-use plastics during the entire flight, that’s…
Success story time! I recently traveled to Nelson, BC – a place revered by environmentalists the world over (apparently – I’m new to Canada and still learning the ropes) and while there, we frequented a non-chain grocery store called The Kootenay Co-op, which is an independent cooperative grocery store in the downtown region. The experience…
Brené Brown preaches it. Social media is abuzz about it. Yogis learn about it in their teacher training (hollaaa!) and we all need to be practicing it every day, but we’re not. Say it with me folks: vul-ner-a-bil-i-ty. Vulnerability! It’s, like, the most important concept ev-ar. Why? Because a lack of vulnerability is holding up…
We are parked alongside the highway, joining the throngs of cars parks on either side of this busy road, as far as the eye can see. We hike through a lush, green forest, the path occasionally littered with the evidence of humans that have come before (and blackberry brambles, from which we feast). Finally, we…
Road trips are good for many things: they get us out of the familiar and put us in touch with our surroundings in a whole new way. We see places differently, we meet people we wouldn’t normally, and we get inspired. This is why I love road trips! Right now Jan and I are on…
OK…what the frack is “dharma” and why are you spouting off yogic terms on a blog dedicated to waste-less living and plastic pollution rants? Chill. Little known fact about me: yoga changed my life and indeed, set me on the path that I now find myself tripping down. I’m amazed I haven’t let more yoga…
This past weekend was one of those where you get to Sunday night, look back and realize, “Sheesh! My life ain’t so bad, look at all the amazing things I did!” In fact, I heard someone say on Sunday, “I don’t want it to end!” and I’d agree with that, although if every day could…
In an effort to marry my love of food with my passion for ranting about plastic, and to end 2017 on a yummy high note, I give you: Kimchi. Yes. Kimchi! Sure, you can buy it in giant plastic tubs at grocery stores the world over, and yes, it will no doubt be tasty, but…
Today in Kelowna, the sun decided to hide. Rather than also hide (under the covers) I decided to seize the day and make something bright, colorful, and delicious. Or rather, two something’s…both fitting all those criteria. Having spent just about my entire life living in places that experience a dramatic drop in sunshine as the…
Do you ever wake up on the absolute wrong side of the bed? Like, you’re so far over that you might as well just go back, curl up, and wait for tomorrow? Everything sucks, the world sucks, why am I even bothering, I’m tired, achy, and grumpy…and it’s raining. Ugh! Life! And then…and then. It’s…