Inspiration to give up plastic straws for good: Turtle Noses

Shocking video reveals where plastic straw might end up…and it ain’t pretty

Sustainable Business Review: Hand-made Shoes in Austin, Tx and the Triple Bottom Line

Review of Sustainable Shoe Company in Austin Texas

The Birds, the Bees…and the Bats: Rooftop Meadow Restores NYC Nature

Rooftop Meadow in Greenpoint, Brooklyn brings native species back to the city, but not where you might think… Continuing the quest to find out what “sustainable living” looks like in a big city, I found myself this past Friday at Kingsland Wildflowers, a rooftop meadow in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, right next-door to New York City’s wastewaterContinueContinue reading “The Birds, the Bees…and the Bats: Rooftop Meadow Restores NYC Nature”

Apes and Palm Oil: How YOU can save orangutans with your groceries

Hello All, Back when I was at the goat farm in Tenessee, I took an online class taught by Jane Gooddall through a program called Masterclass. The class was about conservation and chimpanzee behavior and was a-ok. If you’re into chimpanzees and want to learn about conservation through a fireside chat-like series with Jane Gooddall, I’dContinueContinue reading “Apes and Palm Oil: How YOU can save orangutans with your groceries”

Sunday Funday, WWOOF Update

Hello Readers, Happy Sunday. We’ve all survived another week. Woo hoo. Today at Mountain Hollow Farm it was a cheese and goulash making sort of day. It was a free day, and my farm host Beth and I had been talking about making cheese all week, so we started off by making cheese, Paneer cheese, aContinueContinue reading “Sunday Funday, WWOOF Update”

Chimpanzee Sanctuaries YOU can visit

Found image in google search for Chimfunshi….originally from somewhere on this site: http://vibrant-africa.com/content/2623

WWOOF – Mountain Hollow Farm

Hello All, Today I’ve got some farm updates for you. Woof, Wwoof! No, I’m not a dog, I’m a WWOOFer. For those of you who don’t know, theres this thing called WWOOF, which stands for “willing workers on organic farms.”  It is a world-wide network of farms that accept volunteers in exchange for room and board.ContinueContinue reading “WWOOF – Mountain Hollow Farm”