The Books Vs eBooks Question
We love to read here at Whole People and recently a big debate broke out in the offices here. Half of us prefer to read traditional paper-based books and half of us have gone all-in on e-readers. All of us…
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10 Reasons Why Animal Conservation Is Important, According To Zooligists
Animal conservation is a hot topic these days. There’s no doubt about it, environmental and human influences have had a horrific impact on the world’s wildlife population. And if we don’t start to conserve wildlife now, it may soon be…
The Art of Frugal Hedonism
A lot of people seem to think that if you want to be frugal, you have to give up all the joyous things in your life and just focus on saving money. But it doesn’t need to be that way…
Best Ways To Reduce Microplastics at Home & Beyond
A piece of plastic less than five millimetres across is a piece of microplastic and the average person is creating and worse, consuming, millions possibly billions of these pieces of plastic everyday. We don’t know the full list of health…
A World Environment Day Lowdown
Did you know that every year people gather to celebrate World Environment Day? And that it has been going on since 1974 when it was first carried out in Spokane in the United States? But what is World Environment Day…
How Does Food Waste Impact The Environment?
Food waste doesn’t have to be a bad thing. In a world where everyone has food security and where food production is not in itself wasteful we could all compost much of our food waste and use it to produce…
Vegetable Ivory Guide For 2022
Ivory apogists claim it looks incredible. It last forever, they proclaim! But at what cost? To make elephant ivory or mammoth ivory you need to remove the elephant tusks and that means killing the elephant. We went in search of…
Frugality Vs. Minimalism Is A Simple Thrifting Controversy
Frugality and minimalism aren’t as different as you might think but there are some distinct differences between the lifestyles too. So, let’s take a look at each concept in depth. Then we’ll examine how they differ. And of course, most…
Are Crayola Markers Vegan?
Crayola is one of the world’s biggest art brands. Who hasn’t used Crayola markers or Crayola crayons at some point in their lives. Well, it may come as a shock but art supplies are often not compatible with a vegan…
Top 10 Best Online Homesteading Courses, According To Old-Timers
Learning the skills to build a sustainable homestead is challenging on a good day. It can get overwhelming real fast. The good news is that the magic of the interweb streams knowledge into our homes in real time around the…
What Is Neoprene?
If you’ve ever been scuba diving then you’re probably familiar with the neoprene wetsuits that divers wear. Neoprene fabric, however, has much more diverse uses than just wetsuits. But is it eco-friendly? It’s worth a close look at neoprene rubber…
What Is GOTS?
If there’s one thing that the sustainability industry loves to do it’s introduce standards and acronyms for those standards. You’ll see GOTS written on a lot of packaging but what does that mean? Is it a sign of manufacturers being…