Posts in Social Sustainability
Traditional Ecological Knowledge 101

Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is the backbone of many modern medicines, agricultural techniques, beauty products and more. In this post, I'll walk you through what TEK is and why indigenous knowledge holders deserve much more respect than they get.

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Who I'm Amplifying

In this post, I promote some of my new-found favorite food and sustainability creators who happen to be Black. Some of them are activists and some just have great content. If you're interested in anyone's content, give their page a visit and get to know them!

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Food Insecurity, Race and Gender

Black transgender people have a higher risk of food insecurity than the average population. In this post, I explain what food insecurity is, why many black transgender people experience food insecurity and how you can help.

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Fast Facts on Environmental Racism

Study after study has shown that Black people in Western countries are more likely than White people to live, work and play near environmental hazards. This phenomenon is called environmental racism. In this post, I've compiled a ton of fast facts about environmental racism to fuel your dinner party (or video chat) convos.

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Eating Responsibly During a Pandemic

The coronavirus has changed a lot of lives over the past few months. And with changes in life come changes in foodways. In this post, I’ll give you my best tips for eating well while staying healthy, being sustainable AND helping your community during a pandemic.

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Top Posts of 2019

Having reached the end of a decade, it’s the perfect time to reflect on where the blog has been and where it’s going. This blog has been a creative outlet for me over the past year and a half and I am so grateful for all my readers and fans! In the new year, you can look forward to more recipes, more sustainability tips and more (gorgeous) photography. But before moving forward, let’s take a moment to look back at your favorite posts of 2019.

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Top 5 Sustainable Gifts for Foodies

Gifts are often high-waste products that require loads of energy to produce and ship, but gifting doesn’t have to be this way. In this post, I’ll tell you all about my top five sustainable gifts for foodies.

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Certified Green Restaurants

Ever wonder if your favorite restaurants are sustainable? Me too. Turns out, restaurants can opt into a certification system created by the Green Restaurant Association (GRA) to show the world how green they are. In this post, I'll tell you all about the GRA and Certified Green restaurants.

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Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) 101

Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) are agricultural communities that are internationally recognized as sustainable. These sites are super important and most def deserve more publicity than they get. In this post, I'll tell you all about GIAHS and how these sites are making the world a better place.

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Gifts to Make your Foodie Friends More Sustainable

This cookbook is so great because all its recipes are focused on putting food scraps to use in creative and delicious ways. The author, Joel Gamoran, is known for his A&E show Scraps, but even if your friend has never heard of him or the show they can still enjoy his super inventive cookbook.

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