Plastic Farm AnimalsSometimes I wake up and think for a moment I’m still in Kumasi but that notion vanishes as soon as I begin listening to the sounds of the pre-dawn day. You know you’re not in Ghana anymore when: The first pre-dawn sounds are tires on asphalt, not half a dozen roosters Its freezing outside and […]
Oh boy, here’s a big story today about GMO wheat. “GMO wheat?” you ask, “Didn’t think there was such a thing.” Well, now there is. Genetically modified wheat has risen from the dead zone of the American consciousness to frighten us into a new level of awareness. According to this AP News Story: Japan has […]
Rediscovering real Italian pizza in an Irish household in Ghana.
Sometimes reality hits you in the face whether you’re ready for it or not. I didn’t take a picture and that’s probably a good thing. I’ll cut to the chase and then flesh out the detail. People eat animals. Sometimes those animals might be what we would consider to be pets. Here’s what happened. I […]
I’ve been happily making the smaller ecological footprint of a vegetarian lifestyle for about ten years now and it was only a matter of time before I felt inspired to shrink that footprint further. I’ve received many little nudges over the years, from Woody Harrelson’s 2003 movie, “Go Further” to recently released “Forks over Knives.” […]