The fashion industry is notoriously unkind to the earth, and is known to be exploitative of both people and resources. For anyone who is trying to make more conscientious and sustainable choices, clothes shopping can be frustrating. Cold weather clothing is especially a challenge for vegans, because so much of it uses animal products as…
Tag: winter
Potato and Broccoli Soup
There’s very little that I like about winter. The thought of having to contend with the snow, ice and cold tends to make me recoil. This year, so far, winter has been a very different experience, and I’m seeing it unfold largely only in periphery with limited glimpses from my basement apartment windows. One of…
Harvest Vegetable Pot Pie
It’s about that time of year that we start thinking about hibernation foods. Most of us do not have the luxury of hiding in our homes to ride out the brutal winter months (or safely shelter from COVID outbreaks), but nevertheless, having our pantry and fridges well stocked with hearty and ready to go food…
Winter Apparel For Vegans
As a preface to this article, I’d like to formally state my deep and profound objection to winter, or at least Canadian winter (California winter, for example I’m generally okay with). Is it sacrilege for a Canadian to speak out against out against a season which we, as a nation, so often use to define…
Plant and Pine 