Adventure

Spiritual Leader Sadhguru Takes 100-Day Motorcycle Journey to Save Soil

Spiritual Leader Sadhguru Takes 100-Day Motorcycle Journey to Save Soil

More than half of the world’s agricultural soils are already degraded, and both scientists and UN agencies agree that the remaining soil will only take us another 40 to 50 years.  Yet despite the threat this poses to biodiversity, the climate and global food security, soil health receives less attention than other looming environmental crises. […]

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    Vegan Picnic Foods for Your Spring Adventures

    Vegan Picnic Foods for Your Spring Adventures

    The warm, breezy days of spring are the perfect setting for a picnic. Whether you head to a local park, set up a spot on the side of your favorite hiking trail, or lay a blanket in the backyard, getting outside to dine al fresco is a dreamy way to spend a spring afternoon. Thankfully, […]

    7 Zero-Waste Air Travel Tips

    7 Zero-Waste Air Travel Tips

    Air travel is not good for the planet, but sometimes it’s the only feasible option to get to where you need to go. If you find yourself on a flight for one reason or another, it’s good to know your options for minimizing the impact of your trip. If you’re looking for a tangible way […]

    How to Get Involved This Earth Day

    How to Get Involved This Earth Day

    Earth Day is coming Friday, April 22, and this year’s theme is “Invest in Our Planet.” Regardless of how you choose to invest, there’s never been a more important time to celebrate this holiday. As humans run short on time to curb climate change and prevent catastrophic calamity, it’s important for everyone to take serious, […]

    A Beginner’s Guide to Foraging

    A Beginner’s Guide to Foraging

    Perusing the aisles of the grocery store, it’s easy to disconnect from where our food comes from, and forget the processes that bring it to our plate. Throughout history, 30,000 different plants have been used by humans for food and medicine, but now, only three plants – maize, rice, and wheat – account for half of all calories we consume.

    10 Environmental Podcasts to Listen to in 2022

    10 Environmental Podcasts to Listen to in 2022

    Fires in the Amazon and the Arctic, hurricanes in Europe, volcanic eruptions and polar vortexes … Extreme weather events are becoming much more widespread and routine, but we don’t have to be terrified. There is so much we can still do to stop the march of climate change. Many thoughtful activists, educators and leaders are working non-stop to fight the climate crisis. In 2022, it’s our time to learn and advocate, and these podcasts lead the way. Here are the top 10 environmental podcasts you should listen to this year

    Time in Nature Can Now Be Prescribed as Health Care Treatment in Canada

    Time in Nature Can Now Be Prescribed as Health Care Treatment in Canada

    Health care providers in four Canadian provinces — British Columbia (BC), Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario — can now prescribe time in nature, and even a Parks Canada Discovery Pass, to their patients to help improve their physical and mental health through the country’s national nature prescription program, A Prescription for Nature (PaRx). The passes are being offered through a partnership between Parks Canada and the British Columbia Parks Foundation.

    Comet Leonard Does Rare Earth Flyby This Month, Here’s How to Spot It

    Comet Leonard Does Rare Earth Flyby This Month, Here’s How to Spot It

    A comet discovered on January 3 of this year by astronomer and senior researcher at the University of Arizona Gregory J. Leonard is visible from Earth this month. The comet was first observed at the Mount Lemmon Observatory just outside of Tucson, Arizona. When Comet Leonard was first discovered it was near the orbit of […]